سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 27

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 368

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ ﴿27﴾
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Verily, your Messenger who has been sent to you is a madman!"
قَالَ qāla He said
إِنَّ inna Indeed
رَسُولَكُمُ rasūlakumu your Messenger
ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī who
أُرْسِلَ ur'sila has been sent
إِلَيْكُمْ ilaykum to you
لَمَجْنُونٌۭ lamajnūnun (is) surely mad

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(Ayah 27) { قَالَ اِنَّ رَسُوْلَكُمُ الَّذِيْۤ اُرْسِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُوْنٌ:} The argument of Musa (peace be upon him) was so clear and powerful that Pharaoh stopped responding to it and instead attacked the person of Musa (peace be upon him), saying, "Indeed, this Messenger of yours who has been sent to you is surely mad." The signs of wisdom, intelligence, and the light of insight on the face of Musa (peace be upon him) negated any claim of him being insane or mad, so Pharaoh used {’’ اِنَّ ‘‘} and the "lam of emphasis" to declare him mad, meaning, "Indeed, he is surely mad."

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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Pharaoh said: "Indeed, this messenger who has been sent to you is surely mad [20]."

[20] Pharaoh then, instead of addressing Moses (peace be upon him), turned towards his courtiers and said: Look at the reality of this man and his demand. Even if he is a messenger, he has lost his senses. He does not even realize whom he is addressing and what he is demanding.