RENAISSANCE MAY 2021

Qur’ ā nic Exegesis 14 Monthly Renaissance May 2021 He said: “Lord! I have killed one of them; so I fear that they will kill me. And my brother Aaron is more eloquent than me. So send him with me also as my helper that he may support me. I fear that those people will reject me.” God said: “We will also strengthen your arm with your brother and bestow a special awe on you both so that they are not able to harm you. So go with Our signs both of you and those who follow you will remain dominant.” (33-35) Then when Moses came to them with Our very clear signs, they said: “This is merely a magic fabricated and we have never heard of such things from our predecessors.” (36) And Moses said: “My Lord knows full well the one who has come from Him with guidance and whose fate in the Hereafter is good. The unjust will never attain success.” (37) And the Pharaoh said: “Courtiers! I am not aware of any god for you except myself. So, O H ā m ā n! Ignite bricks of clay for me and build for me a tall palace that I may peep on the God of Moses. I regard him to be liar.” (38) And he and his armies showed arrogance in the land without any reason and they thought that they will never have to return to Us. So, We seized him and his armies. Thus We flung them into the sea. Then see the fate the unjust met! And in this world We made them leaders who call towards Hell and on the Day of Judgement, they will not be helped. And in this world We put a curse on them and on the Day of Judgement, they will be the ones ruined. (39-42) And after destroying the earlier nations, We gave the Book to Moses as one that gives insights to people and as a guide and mercy that they may be reminded. (43) And you were neither present on the western side of the mountain when We informed Moses of Our decision and nor were you among those people who were present there. But We raised up many nations; then a period of time passed over them [and they forgot Our reminder; so, We sent you as a messenger to remind them] and you were also not stationed among the people of Madyan when We were reciting Our revelations but We were to send you as a messenger [so We informed you of those events] and you were also not present aside Ṭū r when We called Moses but you [were sent] by the grace of your Lord [that] you may warn a nation to which no warner came before you so that they be reminded. (44-46) ـــــــــــــــــــــــــ