سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 20
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنۢبِيَآءَ وَجَعَلَكُم مُّلُوكًا وَءَاتَىٰكُم مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَدًا مِّنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Mûsâ (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Remember the Favour of Allâh to you when He made Prophets among you, made you kings and gave you what He had not given to any other among the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn, in the past)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qāla
said
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
لِقَوْمِهِۦ
liqawmihi
to his people
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
ٱذْكُرُوا۟
udh'kurū
remember
نِعْمَةَ
niʿ'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
إِذْ
idh
when
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
He placed
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
among you
أَنۢبِيَآءَ
anbiyāa
Prophets
وَجَعَلَكُم
wajaʿalakum
and made you
مُّلُوكًۭا
mulūkan
kings
وَءَاتَىٰكُم
waātākum
and He gave you
مَّا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
يُؤْتِ
yu'ti
He (had) given
أَحَدًۭا
aḥadan
(to) anyone
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
the worlds
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) ➊ {وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ :} This verse is connected with «وَ لَقَدْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِيْثَاقَ بَنِيْۤ اِسْرَآءِيْلَ» [ المائدۃ: ۱۲ ], meaning that a covenant was taken from them and Musa (peace be upon him) reminded them of the divine favors and commanded them to strive (jihad) to reclaim the Holy Land. At that time, the rule of the Amalekites (Jabbarin) prevailed there, but the Children of Israel broke the covenant and refused to fight against the Amalekites. (Kabir)
➋ {يٰقَوْمِ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ …… :} In this, Allah Almighty has specifically mentioned three of His blessings: first, that He sent among them great prophets, such as Ishaq, Yaqub, Yusuf, and Musa (peace be upon them). Second, that He made all of them (the Children of Israel) kings, meaning He freed them from Pharaoh and granted them their own rule. It is understood from this that every individual of a free and ruling nation is a king, and every individual of a subjugated nation is a slave. Third, that He made them the standard-bearers of monotheism, while all other nations were involved in polytheism. Included in this third blessing are also those miracles that came into existence to help the Children of Israel, such as the splitting of the sea, the shade of the cloud, the gushing forth of springs from the rock, manna and quails, etc.
➋ {يٰقَوْمِ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ …… :} In this, Allah Almighty has specifically mentioned three of His blessings: first, that He sent among them great prophets, such as Ishaq, Yaqub, Yusuf, and Musa (peace be upon them). Second, that He made all of them (the Children of Israel) kings, meaning He freed them from Pharaoh and granted them their own rule. It is understood from this that every individual of a free and ruling nation is a king, and every individual of a subjugated nation is a slave. Third, that He made them the standard-bearers of monotheism, while all other nations were involved in polytheism. Included in this third blessing are also those miracles that came into existence to help the Children of Israel, such as the splitting of the sea, the shade of the cloud, the gushing forth of springs from the rock, manna and quails, etc.
