Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 141
| وَإِذْ أَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُمْ بَلَاءٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'idh anjaynaa -kum min 'aal fircawn yasomon -kum so' al- cadhaab yuqattilon abnaa' -kum wa- yastah.yon nisaa' -kum wa- fe dhaalikum balaa' min rabb -kum caz.em |
| Pickthall | : | And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. That was a tremendous trial from your Lord. |
| Asad | : | And [he reminded them of this word of God]: "Lo, We saved you from Pharaoh's people who afflicted you with cruel suffering, slaying your sons in great numbers and sparing [only] your women - which was an awesome trial from your Sustainer."103 |
| Malik | : | and while Allah says, "Remember that We rescued you from people of Fir'on (Pharaoh), who subjected you to cruel torment, putting your sons to death and sparing your women and in that condition of slavery there was a great trial from your Rabb." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And remember We rescued you from Pharaoh's people who afflicted you with the worst of penalties who slew your male children and saved alive your females: in that was a momentous trial from your Lord. 1099 |
Note - 103Cf. 2:49. It appears that this passage is part of
Moses' reminder to his people (Manar IX, 115 ff.); I have
brought this out by interpolating "he reminded them of
this word of God" between brackets.
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Note - 1099This is Allah's reminder to Israel through the mouth of
Moses. There was a double trial: (1) while the bondage
lasted, the people were to learn patience and constancy
in the midst of affliction: (2) when they were rescued,
they were to learn humility; justice, and righteous deeds
of prosperity.
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Cf. 2:49. It appears that this passage is part of Moses' reminder to his people (Manar IX, 115 ff.); I have brought this out by interpolating "he reminded them of this word of God" between brackets. |
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This is Allah's reminder to Israel through the mouth of Moses. There was a double trial: (1) while the bondage lasted, the people were to learn patience and constancy in the midst of affliction: (2) when they were rescued, they were to learn humility; justice, and righteous deeds of prosperity. |
