Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 45
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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➋ {وَ حَاقَ بِاٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوْٓءُ الْعَذَابِ:} That believing man was saved from the evil consequences of the schemes of Pharaoh’s people and succeeded in both this world and the Hereafter, but Pharaoh’s people were surrounded by a double punishment in this world and the Hereafter. In this world, they were drowned in the sea.
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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.
45. 2 That is, in this world they were drowned in the sea, and in the Hereafter, there is the most severe punishment of Hell for them.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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[59] It appears that Pharaoh did not want to kill this believing man immediately, but rather wanted to arrest him and subject him to physical torture so that he would divulge all the information Pharaoh needed. What plots these people devised against this believing man is not known in detail. In any case, soon after this incident, Sayyiduna Musa ؑ was commanded to migrate, and this believing man was also among the emigrants. In this way, he was saved from Pharaoh’s schemes. And when Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh pursued these emigrants, they themselves became ensnared in their own plot.
