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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 44
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ إِذْ قَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَمْرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) were not on the western side (of the Mount), when We made clear to Mûsâ (Moses) the commandment, and you were not among the witnesses.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
بِجَانِبِ
bijānibi
on (the) side
ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ
l-gharbiyi
western
إِذْ
idh
when
قَضَيْنَآ
qaḍaynā
We decreed
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
مُوسَى
mūsā
Musa
ٱلْأَمْرَ
l-amra
the Commandment
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
l-shāhidīna
the witnesses
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And you were not on the western side (of the Mount) when We decreed the command to Moses, nor were you among the witnesses [58].
[57]
The Evidence of Your ﷺ Prophethood from the News of the Unseen:
That is, your not being present there, and then describing those circumstances as if an eyewitness is narrating them, is a strong proof that you are the true Messenger of Allah. Otherwise, apart from divine revelation, you have no other means of knowing these events.
[58] In terms of the context of the subject, its meaning is the same as mentioned above. And if this sentence is considered as a separate incident, then it would mean that you were not among those seventy (70) people who demanded to see Allah from Moses ؑ. Yet you have described that incident to the people as if you were present among them.
[57]
The Evidence of Your ﷺ Prophethood from the News of the Unseen:
That is, your not being present there, and then describing those circumstances as if an eyewitness is narrating them, is a strong proof that you are the true Messenger of Allah. Otherwise, apart from divine revelation, you have no other means of knowing these events.
[58] In terms of the context of the subject, its meaning is the same as mentioned above. And if this sentence is considered as a separate incident, then it would mean that you were not among those seventy (70) people who demanded to see Allah from Moses ؑ. Yet you have described that incident to the people as if you were present among them.
