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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 52
وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَـٰهُ نَجِيًّا ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We called him from the right side of the Mount, and made him draw near to Us for a talk with him [Mûsâ (Moses)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ
wanādaynāhu
And We called him
مِن
min
from
جَانِبِ
jānibi
(the) side
ٱلطُّورِ
l-ṭūri
(of) the Mount
ٱلْأَيْمَنِ
l-aymani
the right
وَقَرَّبْنَـٰهُ
waqarrabnāhu
and brought him near
نَجِيًّۭا
najiyyan
(for) conversation
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52. We called him from the right side of the Mount [48] and drew him near for confidential conversation [49].
[48]
Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) Reaching the Right Side of the Mount:
When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) finished his stay with Sayyiduna Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) and was traveling from Madyan to Egypt, this voice came from his right side because the Mount (Tur) near Bayt al-Maqdis falls on the right side for those coming from Madyan to Egypt, and that is the Mount meant here, not the Mount of Suez, because that falls on the left side.
[49]
Sayyiduna Musa’s (peace be upon him) Conversation with Allah Almighty:
﴿قربنٰه نجيّا﴾ can have several meanings. One is that We called him near Us to speak in secret; another is that We made him Our close one by speaking to him in secret; and a third is that We raised Sayyiduna Musa to the heavens, and he heard the sound of the pen writing, which writes on the Preserved Tablet (Lawh Mahfuz). This meaning is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and a group of the Tabi'in.
[48]
Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) Reaching the Right Side of the Mount:
When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) finished his stay with Sayyiduna Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) and was traveling from Madyan to Egypt, this voice came from his right side because the Mount (Tur) near Bayt al-Maqdis falls on the right side for those coming from Madyan to Egypt, and that is the Mount meant here, not the Mount of Suez, because that falls on the left side.
[49]
Sayyiduna Musa’s (peace be upon him) Conversation with Allah Almighty:
﴿قربنٰه نجيّا﴾ can have several meanings. One is that We called him near Us to speak in secret; another is that We made him Our close one by speaking to him in secret; and a third is that We raised Sayyiduna Musa to the heavens, and he heard the sound of the pen writing, which writes on the Preserved Tablet (Lawh Mahfuz). This meaning is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and a group of the Tabi'in.
