سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 31

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 368

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿31﴾
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Bring it forth then, if you are of the truthful!"
قَالَ qāla He said
فَأْتِ fati Then bring
بِهِۦٓ bihi it
إِن in if
كُنتَ kunta you are
مِنَ mina of
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ l-ṣādiqīna the truthful

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(Ayah 31) {قَالَ فَاْتِ بِهٖۤ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ:} Pharaoh had no other option but to say, if you are truthful then present it.

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

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

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Pharaoh said, "Then bring it [24], if you are truthful."

[24] Pharaoh's first argument was on the point that he himself was the lord; what is this "Lord of the worlds"? When Musa (Moses) عليه السلام, through repeated insistence, made it clear to him that the Lord of the worlds is that supreme Being who is the Creator, Owner, and Sustainer of the entire universe—even your own Lord—therefore, He alone deserves to be worshipped and His every command should be obeyed. Now the debate remained on whether Musa عليه السلام was truly the messenger of that supreme Being or not. This discussion was also initiated by Musa عليه السلام himself, who said that that Being had given him some signs in support of his claim to messengership, and that he could present those signs. In response, Pharaoh said, "Yes, if you can present any sign in proof of your claim, then do so."