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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 20) {قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَاۤ اِذًا وَّ اَنَا مِنَ الضَّآلِّيْنَ : ’’ اَنَا مِنَ الضَّآلِّيْنَ ‘‘} "At that time, I was among those who were astray." The word "dalalah" does not always mean misguidance; rather, in the Arabic language, it is also used in the sense of unfamiliarity, ignorance, mistake, and forgetfulness, etc. If we look at the incident of the killing of the Copt, here its meaning can only be ignorance, mistake, or forgetfulness, because neither was it his intention to kill him, nor did he have any idea that a single punch would end his life. Musa (peace be upon him) first responded to the accusation with which he (Pharaoh) sought to prove him a criminal, because if the crime was proven, he would have been liable for retribution. Thus, he replied to the threat without any fear and with great courage, saying, yes, I did that act, but I did not do it intentionally at that time, nor was it my intention to kill him. How could I have known that a single punch would take his life? Does death ever occur from a single punch? This act was not done deliberately by me, but by mistake and forgetfulness. And in which law is an act done by mistake considered a crime?
