سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 24
إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ وَقَـٰرُونَ فَقَالُوا۟ سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
To Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), Hâmân and Qârûn (Korah), but they called (him): "A sorcerer, a liar!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَىٰ
ilā
To
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
Firaun
وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ
wahāmāna
Haman
وَقَـٰرُونَ
waqārūna
and Qarun
فَقَالُوا۟
faqālū
but they said
سَـٰحِرٌۭ
sāḥirun
A magician
كَذَّابٌۭ
kadhābun
a liar
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.
24. 1. Pharaoh was the king of the Copts settled in Egypt, a great tyrant and oppressor, and a claimant to being the supreme lord. He had enslaved the people of Moses (peace be upon him), the Children of Israel, and inflicted various hardships upon them, as detailed in several places in the Quran. Haman was Pharaoh's minister and chief advisor. Qarun was the wealthiest man of his time. All of them, like the people before, denied Moses (peace be upon him) and called him a magician and a liar, as stated elsewhere: كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ — In the same way, whenever a messenger came to those before them, they said, "He is either a magician or insane." Did they pass this advice to one another? No, rather they are all a rebellious people.
