سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 20
وَجَآءَ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَٱخْرُجْ إِنِّى لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And there came a man running, from the farthest end of the city. He said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Verily, the chiefs are taking counsel together about you, to kill you, so escape. Truly, I am one of the good advisers to you."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
And came
رَجُلٌۭ
rajulun
a man
مِّنْ
min
from
أَقْصَا
aqṣā
(the) farthest end
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ
l-madīnati
(of) the city
يَسْعَىٰ
yasʿā
running
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
yāmūsā
O Musa
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْمَلَأَ
l-mala-a
the chiefs
يَأْتَمِرُونَ
yatamirūna
are taking counsel
بِكَ
bika
about you
لِيَقْتُلُوكَ
liyaqtulūka
to kill you
فَٱخْرُجْ
fa-ukh'ruj
so leave
إِنِّى
innī
indeed, I am
لَكَ
laka
to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ
l-nāṣiḥīna
the sincere advisors
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. Who was this man? According to some, he was from the people of Pharaoh who was secretly a well-wisher of Musa (علیہ السلام). And it is evident that receiving news of the chiefs’ consultation through such a person is more likely. According to others, he was a close relative of Musa (علیہ السلام) and an Israelite. And by "the farthest end of the city" is meant Manf, where Pharaoh’s palace and the capital were, and this was at the farthest edge of the city.
