سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 17
۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We tried before them Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Mûsâ (Moses) عليه السلام],
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
فَتَنَّا
fatannā
We tried
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
قَوْمَ
qawma
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَجَآءَهُمْ
wajāahum
and came to them
رَسُولٌۭ
rasūlun
a Messenger
كَرِيمٌ
karīmun
noble
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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17. Before them, We tested the people of Pharaoh [11]. A noble [12] messenger came to them.
[11]
The Repeated Breach of Covenants by Pharaoh’s People:
That is, they too were extremely stubborn and covenant-breaking people. Whenever a punishment would come upon them, they would plead with Sayyiduna Musa ؑ to pray to Allah to remove the punishment, promising that they would believe in him. Then, when the punishment was removed through the prayer of Sayyiduna Musa ؑ, they would become arrogant again. And they repeatedly broke their promises in this way. These disbelievers of Makkah also belong to the same category.
[12] That is, a Messenger who possessed the highest and most exalted character and conduct. The reference is to Sayyiduna Musa ؑ.
[11]
The Repeated Breach of Covenants by Pharaoh’s People:
That is, they too were extremely stubborn and covenant-breaking people. Whenever a punishment would come upon them, they would plead with Sayyiduna Musa ؑ to pray to Allah to remove the punishment, promising that they would believe in him. Then, when the punishment was removed through the prayer of Sayyiduna Musa ؑ, they would become arrogant again. And they repeatedly broke their promises in this way. These disbelievers of Makkah also belong to the same category.
[12] That is, a Messenger who possessed the highest and most exalted character and conduct. The reference is to Sayyiduna Musa ؑ.
