سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 7
إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Remember) when Mûsâ (Moses) said to his household: "Verily I have seen a fire; I will bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand, that you may warm yourselves."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qāla
said
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ
li-ahlihi
to his family
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
ءَانَسْتُ
ānastu
perceive
نَارًۭا
nāran
a fire
سَـَٔاتِيكُم
saātīkum
I will bring you
مِّنْهَا
min'hā
from it
بِخَبَرٍ
bikhabarin
some information
أَوْ
aw
or
ءَاتِيكُم
ātīkum
I will bring you
بِشِهَابٍۢ
bishihābin
a torch
قَبَسٍۢ
qabasin
burning
لَّعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَصْطَلُونَ
taṣṭalūna
warm yourselves
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.
7. When Moses said to his family, “Indeed, I have seen a fire. I will bring you some news from there, or bring you a burning ember [7] so that you may warm yourselves.”
[7]
The Background of the Beginning of the Prophethood of Sayyiduna Musa (Moses) ؑ:
This incident is from the period of Musa’s ؑ life when, after bidding farewell to Hazrat Shu‘ayb ؑ, he was returning to his homeland Egypt. His wife was with him, and she was pregnant; a child and a servant were also accompanying them. When they reached near Mount Sinai, they lost their way. It was winter, the night was deeply dark, and there was biting cold. In this state, having lost their way, they became very worried. From afar, they saw a fire and thought that there must be some people there. He decided to go to them and ask for directions. He said to his family: “You stay here. I will go there and ask for the way, and even if no one tells me the way, at least I will bring back some embers from the fire so that you all can warm yourselves.”
[7]
The Background of the Beginning of the Prophethood of Sayyiduna Musa (Moses) ؑ:
This incident is from the period of Musa’s ؑ life when, after bidding farewell to Hazrat Shu‘ayb ؑ, he was returning to his homeland Egypt. His wife was with him, and she was pregnant; a child and a servant were also accompanying them. When they reached near Mount Sinai, they lost their way. It was winter, the night was deeply dark, and there was biting cold. In this state, having lost their way, they became very worried. From afar, they saw a fire and thought that there must be some people there. He decided to go to them and ask for directions. He said to his family: “You stay here. I will go there and ask for the way, and even if no one tells me the way, at least I will bring back some embers from the fire so that you all can warm yourselves.”
