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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 17
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "My Lord! For that with which You have favoured me, I will never more be a helper of the Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
بِمَآ
bimā
Because
أَنْعَمْتَ
anʿamta
You have favored
عَلَىَّ
ʿalayya
[on] me
فَلَنْ
falan
so not
أَكُونَ
akūna
I will be
ظَهِيرًۭا
ẓahīran
a supporter
لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ
lil'muj'rimīna
(of) the criminals
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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Then he vowed: "My Lord! For the favor You have bestowed upon me [27], I will never be a helper to the criminals."
[27] The favor of Allah Almighty upon Musa (علیہ السلام) was that Allah concealed his mistake. None of the government officials could find out who the killer of the slain Copt was. In gratitude for this favor of Allah Almighty, Musa (علیہ السلام) made a covenant with Allah that henceforth he would not support or assist any criminal. Here, a question arises: which criminal had Musa (علیہ السلام) previously supported that he is now making such a covenant with Allah? Some people have answered that by this Musa (علیہ السلام) meant the Israelite who had caused him to commit this act. It is possible that he too was somewhat at fault. But without investigation, Musa (علیہ السلام) supported the Israelite and struck the Copt with a blow, causing his death. However, in our opinion, the correct explanation is the one that most commentators have narrated, which is that Musa (علیہ السلام) had vowed that henceforth he would completely withdraw from supporting and assisting this criminal and disbelieving government. And this is the very covenant that he upheld for the rest of his life. That is, after this incident, he announced his disassociation from being a member of the royal family.
[27] The favor of Allah Almighty upon Musa (علیہ السلام) was that Allah concealed his mistake. None of the government officials could find out who the killer of the slain Copt was. In gratitude for this favor of Allah Almighty, Musa (علیہ السلام) made a covenant with Allah that henceforth he would not support or assist any criminal. Here, a question arises: which criminal had Musa (علیہ السلام) previously supported that he is now making such a covenant with Allah? Some people have answered that by this Musa (علیہ السلام) meant the Israelite who had caused him to commit this act. It is possible that he too was somewhat at fault. But without investigation, Musa (علیہ السلام) supported the Israelite and struck the Copt with a blow, causing his death. However, in our opinion, the correct explanation is the one that most commentators have narrated, which is that Musa (علیہ السلام) had vowed that henceforth he would completely withdraw from supporting and assisting this criminal and disbelieving government. And this is the very covenant that he upheld for the rest of his life. That is, after this incident, he announced his disassociation from being a member of the royal family.
