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Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 28

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كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿28﴾
Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).
كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ kadhālika Thus
وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا wa-awrathnāhā And We made it (an) inherit(ance)
قَوْمًا qawman (for) a people
ءَاخَرِينَ ākharīna another

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28. 1. According to some, this refers to the Children of Israel. But according to others, the return of the Children of Israel to Egypt is not historically proven, therefore, the heirs of the land of Egypt became some other nation, not the Children of Israel.

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28. Thus it happened. And We made another people [20] their inheritors.

[20] Who was this other nation that inherited the palaces, gardens, springs, and fields of Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh? There is also a difference of opinion regarding this. Some people think that some of the Israelites remained in Egypt, and after the downfall of Pharaoh and his people, they became the inheritors of these things. Others believe that these were people other than the Israelites. Two points are supported by the Noble Quran. As here too, the words ﴿قَوْمًا اٰخَرِيْنَ﴾ support the second view. Furthermore, history also does not establish that the Israelites ruled Egypt after the drowning of Pharaoh.