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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 35

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قَالَ سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَـٰنًا فَلَا يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا ۚ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ أَنتُمَا وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ ﴿35﴾
Allâh said: "We will strengthen your arm through your brother, and give you both power, so they shall not be able to harm you: with Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), you two as well as those who follow you will be the victors."
قَالَ qāla He said
سَنَشُدُّ sanashuddu We will strengthen
عَضُدَكَ ʿaḍudaka your arm
بِأَخِيكَ bi-akhīka through your brother
وَنَجْعَلُ wanajʿalu and We will make
لَكُمَا lakumā for both of you
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا sul'ṭānan an authority
فَلَا falā so not
يَصِلُونَ yaṣilūna they will reach
إِلَيْكُمَا ۚ ilaykumā to both of you
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ biāyātinā Through Our Signs
أَنتُمَا antumā you two
وَمَنِ wamani and (those) who
ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا ittabaʿakumā follow you
ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ l-ghālibūna (will) be the dominant

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35-1. That is, the prayer of Hazrat Musa (Moses) ؑ was accepted and, upon his intercession, Hazrat Harun (Aaron) ؑ was also honored with prophethood and made his companion and helper.

35-2. That is, We will protect you; Pharaoh and his chiefs will not be able to harm you in any way.

35-3. This is the same subject that has been mentioned in several places in the Noble Quran, for example, (قُلْ يٰٓاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لَسْتُمْ عَلٰي شَيْءٍ حَتّٰي تُقِيْمُوا التَّوْرٰىةَ وَالْاِنْجِيْلَ وَمَآ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ۭوَلَيَزِيْدَنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ مَّآ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ طُغْيَانًا وَّكُفْرًا ۚ فَلَا تَاْسَ عَلَي الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ) 5. Al-Ma'idah:68, (الَّذِيْنَ يُبَلِّغُوْنَ رِسٰلٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَخْشَوْنَهٗ وَلَا يَخْشَوْنَ اَحَدًا اِلَّا اللّٰهَ ۭوَكَفٰى باللّٰهِ حَسِيْبًا) 33. Al-Ahzab:39) (كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ لَاَغْلِبَنَّ اَنَا وَرُسُلِيْ ۭ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيْزٌ) 58. Al-Mujadilah:21) (اِنَّا لَنَنْصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا فِي الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُوْمُ الْاَشْهَادُ 51؀ۙ يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوْۗءُ الدَّارِ 52؀) 40. Ghafir:52-51)