Al-Qasas 28:39
The Stories · Meccan · Juz 20 · Page 390
Unjust Arrogance
وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا يُرۡجَعُونَ ٣٩
And he and his hosts were haughty in the land without right, and deemed that they would never be brought back to Us.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
He and his soldiers were arrogant in the land without right and thought they would not be returned to Us.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Pharaoh did not stop at “I do not know”; he gathered his people and cried “I am your lord most high.”
Reflect
Don’t forget you will return to Allah.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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