سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 23
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَسْرِ
fa-asri
Then "Set out
بِعِبَادِى
biʿibādī
with My slaves
لَيْلًا
laylan
(by) night
إِنَّكُم
innakum
Indeed, you
مُّتَّبَعُونَ
muttabaʿūna
(will be) followed
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23. (Allah commanded:) "So set out with My servants by night. Surely, you will be pursued [18]."
[18]
The Command to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) to Migrate and the News of Pursuit:
All of the Children of Israel had believed in you. Although most of them were not openly expressing their faith out of fear of Pharaoh’s persecution. In addition to them, some people from the house of Pharaoh had also believed in you. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was commanded to secretly migrate from Egypt, taking all these believers with him. These people numbered more than one hundred thousand souls. Accordingly, you secretly conveyed the message of migration to everyone, and the time and place were also fixed where they would all gather and set out for migration. At the same time, Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was also informed that Pharaoh and the house of Pharaoh would pursue you. Therefore, this journey of migration would have to be undertaken with alertness and every precaution in mind.
[18]
The Command to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) to Migrate and the News of Pursuit:
All of the Children of Israel had believed in you. Although most of them were not openly expressing their faith out of fear of Pharaoh’s persecution. In addition to them, some people from the house of Pharaoh had also believed in you. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was commanded to secretly migrate from Egypt, taking all these believers with him. These people numbered more than one hundred thousand souls. Accordingly, you secretly conveyed the message of migration to everyone, and the time and place were also fixed where they would all gather and set out for migration. At the same time, Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was also informed that Pharaoh and the house of Pharaoh would pursue you. Therefore, this journey of migration would have to be undertaken with alertness and every precaution in mind.
