سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 49
وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We delivered you from Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people, who were afflicting you with a horrible torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, and therein was a mighty trial from your Lord.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
نَجَّيْنَـٰكُم
najjaynākum
We saved you
مِّنْ
min
from
ءَالِ
āli
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
يَسُومُونَكُمْ
yasūmūnakum
(who were) afflicting you (with)
سُوٓءَ
sūa
horrible
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
torment
يُذَبِّحُونَ
yudhabbiḥūna
slaughtering
أَبْنَآءَكُمْ
abnāakum
your sons
وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ
wayastaḥyūna
and letting live
نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ
nisāakum
your women
وَفِى
wafī
And in
ذَٰلِكُم
dhālikum
that
بَلَآءٌۭ
balāon
(was) a trial
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
عَظِيمٌۭ
ʿaẓīmun
great
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
And (remember) when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with terrible torment, slaughtering your sons and letting your women live. In that was a great trial from your Lord [68].
[68]
The Reason for Pharaoh's Persecution of the Children of Israel:
Pharaoh had seen a dream, which his astrologers interpreted to mean that a person would be born among the Children of Israel who would destroy him and his kingdom. Pharaoh thought of a solution and issued a decree in his kingdom that any boy born to the Children of Israel should be killed, and any girls born should be made into his slave girls. This measure to save his rule was extremely tyrannical. But what Allah had willed came to pass, and it happened right over Pharaoh's head. Mosesؑ was born. Then Allah Almighty humiliated Pharaoh further by having Mosesؑ raised in his own house. Verse ﴿ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓي اَمْرِهٖ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ﴾ [21: 12]
[68]
The Reason for Pharaoh's Persecution of the Children of Israel:
Pharaoh had seen a dream, which his astrologers interpreted to mean that a person would be born among the Children of Israel who would destroy him and his kingdom. Pharaoh thought of a solution and issued a decree in his kingdom that any boy born to the Children of Israel should be killed, and any girls born should be made into his slave girls. This measure to save his rule was extremely tyrannical. But what Allah had willed came to pass, and it happened right over Pharaoh's head. Mosesؑ was born. Then Allah Almighty humiliated Pharaoh further by having Mosesؑ raised in his own house. Verse ﴿ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓي اَمْرِهٖ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ﴾ [21: 12]
