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Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 31

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مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿31﴾
From Fir‘aun (Pharaoh); verily he was arrogant and was of the Musrifûn (those who transgress beyond bound in spending and other things and commit great sins).
مِن min From
فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ fir'ʿawna Firaun
إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, he
كَانَ kāna was
عَالِيًۭا ʿāliyan arrogant
مِّنَ mina among
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ l-mus'rifīna the transgressors

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(Ayah 31) ➊ {مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ:} What was that punishment? It was Pharaoh; his very person was a manifestation of punishment for the Children of Israel.
{اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ:} For his rebellion and excesses, see the commentary of Surah Al-Qasas, verse (4).

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31. (That is,) Pharaoh [22], who was indeed a leader among the transgressors [23].

[22] That is, the very person of Pharaoh had become a living embodiment of torment for the Children of Israel, whose constant occupation was to devise ever more humiliating punishments for them.
[23] That is, there were many other transgressors as well. Among such people, Pharaoh stood out above all. His rule was the greatest and most stable of his time. His family claimed descent from the solar dynasty, and he had made himself the legal and political god of his subjects, boldly claiming such divinity. When he denied Allah’s Messenger and opposed him, O disbelievers of Makkah! you saw what became of him, and you are nothing compared to him, boasting over your petty tribal chieftaincies. If you choose the same path of rebellion as Pharaoh, then consider your own end.