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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 25

The Table · Medinan · Juz 6 · Page 112

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِى وَأَخِى ۖ فَٱفْرُقْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿25﴾
He [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother, so separate us from the people who are the Fâsiqûn (rebellious and disobedient to Allâh)!"
قَالَ qāla He said
رَبِّ rabbi O my Lord
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I
لَآ (do) not
أَمْلِكُ amliku (have) power
إِلَّا illā except
نَفْسِى nafsī (over) myself
وَأَخِى ۖ wa-akhī and my brother
فَٱفْرُقْ fa-uf'ruq so (make a) separation
بَيْنَنَا baynanā between us
وَبَيْنَ wabayna and between
ٱلْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ l-fāsiqīna (the) defiantly disobedient

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(Ayah 25) {قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّيْ لَاۤ اَمْلِكُ اِلَّا نَفْسِيْ وَ اَخِيْ …… :} At this, Musa (peace be upon him) became so disheartened that he prayed, "O my Lord! I have control over none except myself and my brother, so separate us from these people, lest Your punishment comes and we too are caught up with them." (Kabir, Ibn Kathir) It is evident that when a nation becomes obstinate and rebellious, even the greatest and most esteemed prophets and reformers cannot accomplish anything there.

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25. 1. In this, there is both an expression of helplessness against the disobedient nation and a declaration of disassociation.

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25. Moses said, "O my Lord! I have control only over myself and my brother, so separate us [56] from the defiantly disobedient people."

[56] When Musa (Moses) ؑ heard this response from his people, he became extremely disappointed and saddened, and he prayed to Allah that he would rather be alone than with such a people. He said, "As You command, I am present myself, and my brother Haroon (Aaron)." He too was a prophet and had shared every joy and sorrow with him before Pharaoh and the Egyptians in Egypt, and he obeyed Musa. If such a disobedient people do not listen to me, then what more can I do?