سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 104
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَـٰفِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Mûsâ (Moses) said: "O Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)! Verily, I am a Messenger from the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
يَـٰفِرْعَوْنُ
yāfir'ʿawnu
O Firaun
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I am
رَسُولٌۭ
rasūlun
a Messenger
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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.
104. Moses said to Pharaoh [110], "Indeed, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the worlds."
[110]
The Reality of the Title "Pharaoh" and the Vastness of Pharaoh's Kingdom:
In that era, every king of Egypt used to bear the title "Pharaoh," while their actual names were different. The concept behind the title "Pharaoh" was that the spirit of the greatest deity, the sun, would incarnate in the body of the king; in this sense, the king was considered the physical manifestation of the great deity or Mahadev on earth. For this reason, all the Pharaohs claimed divinity on earth. Musa (peace be upon him) encountered two Pharaohs in his lifetime: one was the Pharaoh who raised Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), and his name was Ramses. When Musa (peace be upon him) fled from Egypt and spent ten years under the tutelage of Sayyiduna Shu'ayb (peace be upon him), during that period, this Pharaoh had died and his son had ascended the throne. Determining the exact period of their reign is very difficult because there is much disagreement in historical records; however, this period could be between twelve hundred and fifty and fifteen hundred years before Christ. The Pharaoh before whom Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) presented his miracles was the son of that same Ramses, whose kingdom was very vast, stretching from Syria to Libya and from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea to Abyssinia. This Pharaoh was not only the king of this vast region but was also considered a deity.
[110]
The Reality of the Title "Pharaoh" and the Vastness of Pharaoh's Kingdom:
In that era, every king of Egypt used to bear the title "Pharaoh," while their actual names were different. The concept behind the title "Pharaoh" was that the spirit of the greatest deity, the sun, would incarnate in the body of the king; in this sense, the king was considered the physical manifestation of the great deity or Mahadev on earth. For this reason, all the Pharaohs claimed divinity on earth. Musa (peace be upon him) encountered two Pharaohs in his lifetime: one was the Pharaoh who raised Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), and his name was Ramses. When Musa (peace be upon him) fled from Egypt and spent ten years under the tutelage of Sayyiduna Shu'ayb (peace be upon him), during that period, this Pharaoh had died and his son had ascended the throne. Determining the exact period of their reign is very difficult because there is much disagreement in historical records; however, this period could be between twelve hundred and fifty and fifteen hundred years before Christ. The Pharaoh before whom Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) presented his miracles was the son of that same Ramses, whose kingdom was very vast, stretching from Syria to Libya and from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea to Abyssinia. This Pharaoh was not only the king of this vast region but was also considered a deity.
