سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 17
۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We tried before them Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Mûsâ (Moses) عليه السلام],
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
فَتَنَّا
fatannā
We tried
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
قَوْمَ
qawma
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَجَآءَهُمْ
wajāahum
and came to them
رَسُولٌۭ
rasūlun
a Messenger
كَرِيمٌ
karīmun
noble
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 17) ➊ { وَ لَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ:} That is, before these disbelievers of Makkah, We tested the people of Pharaoh, sometimes by granting them abundance and prosperity, and sometimes by sending a punishment upon them. Their condition was also such that when prosperity came to them, they would say, “This is the result of our own skill,” and when a punishment befell them, they would attribute it to the misfortune of Musa (peace be upon him), yet they would request him to pray to his Lord, saying, “If He removes this punishment from us, we will surely believe in you and will send the Children of Israel with you.” But when the punishment was removed by his prayer, they would immediately break their promise. In the end, their fate was that, due to Musa's (peace be upon him) prayer against them, We drowned them in the sea. (See Al-A’raf: 130–136) The purpose of these verses is to console the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and to admonish the disbelievers.
➋ The word {وَ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُوْلٌ كَرِيْمٌ: ’’ كَرِيْمٌ ‘‘} is used for the highest grade of anything. Musa (peace be upon him) was called “Kareem” because he was the highest among them in lineage and ancestry, and extremely elevated in morals and qualities, and he held such a lofty status with Allah that Allah Himself spoke to him.
➋ The word {وَ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُوْلٌ كَرِيْمٌ: ’’ كَرِيْمٌ ‘‘} is used for the highest grade of anything. Musa (peace be upon him) was called “Kareem” because he was the highest among them in lineage and ancestry, and extremely elevated in morals and qualities, and he held such a lofty status with Allah that Allah Himself spoke to him.
