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Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 16

Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ﴿16﴾
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tûwâ,
إِذْ idh When
نَادَىٰهُ nādāhu called him
رَبُّهُۥ rabbuhu his Lord
بِٱلْوَادِ bil-wādi in the valley
ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ l-muqadasi the sacred
طُوًى ṭuwan (of) Tuwa

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(Ayah 16){ اِذْ نَادٰىهُ رَبُّهٗ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى : ’’ طُوًى ‘‘} is the name of a valley located at the foot of Mount Sinai. The first revelation descended upon Musa (peace be upon him) here upon his return from Madyan. See Surah Ta-Ha (12).

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16. 1. This is the incident when Musa (علیہ السلام) reached Mount Tur in search of fire while returning from Madyan, and there Allah Almighty spoke to Musa علیہ السلام from behind a tree, as detailed at the beginning of Surah Ta-Ha.

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16. When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa [12].

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The Honor of Prophethood:

This sacred valley, named Tuwa, is located at the foot of Mount Tur. It lies on the route from Madyan to Egypt or from Egypt to Madyan. At this very place, Sayyiduna Musa ؑ was granted the honor of conversing with Allah Almighty twice. The first time was when he was traveling to Egypt with his family, and Allah created circumstances such that he saw a fire in this valley and arrived there. At that very place and on that very occasion, he was granted the rank of prophethood. The second time was when he went there to receive the Torah.