سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 20
قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Mûsâ (Moses) said: "I did it then, when I was ignorant (as regards my Lord and His Message).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
فَعَلْتُهَآ
faʿaltuhā
I did it
إِذًۭا
idhan
when
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
I
مِنَ
mina
(was) of
ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
l-ḍālīna
those who are astray
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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.
20-1. That is, this was not an intentional killing, but rather it was just a punch that I struck him with, which caused his death. Besides, this incident also occurred before prophethood, at a time when I had not yet been given this light of knowledge.
