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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 9
وَقَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِّى وَلَكَ ۖ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the wife of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "A comfort of the eye for me and for you. Kill him not, perhaps he may be of benefit to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (the result of that).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَتِ
waqālati
And said
ٱمْرَأَتُ
im'ra-atu
(the) wife
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
قُرَّتُ
qurratu
A comfort
عَيْنٍۢ
ʿaynin
(of the) eye
لِّى
lī
for me
وَلَكَ ۖ
walaka
and for you
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَقْتُلُوهُ
taqtulūhu
kill him
عَسَىٰٓ
ʿasā
perhaps
أَن
an
(that)
يَنفَعَنَآ
yanfaʿanā
he may benefit us
أَوْ
aw
or
نَتَّخِذَهُۥ
nattakhidhahu
we may take him
وَلَدًۭا
waladan
(as) a son
وَهُمْ
wahum
And they
لَا
lā
(did) not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yashʿurūna
perceive
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.
9-1. This was said when they saw a beautiful child in the chest. According to some, this statement was made when Musa ﷺ pulled the hair of Pharaoh’s beard, so Pharaoh ordered him to be killed. The plural form is either used for Pharaoh alone as a form of respect, or it is possible that some of his courtiers were present there.
9-2. Because Pharaoh was deprived of children.
9-3. That this child whom they are making their own child, he is the very child to kill whom hundreds of children were put to death.
9-2. Because Pharaoh was deprived of children.
9-3. That this child whom they are making their own child, he is the very child to kill whom hundreds of children were put to death.
