Al-Qasas 28:8
The Stories · Meccan · Juz 20 · Page 386
Enemy and Grief
فَٱلۡتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمۡ عَدُوࣰّا وَحَزَنًاۗ إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُواْ خَٰطِـِٔينَ ٨
And the family of Pharaoh took him up, that he might become for them an enemy and a sorrow, Lo! Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were ever sinning.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Pharaoh’s family picked him up, so he would become to them an enemy and a grief.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, being wrongdoers they were tried this way by Allah; otherwise those tyrants would not have spared him.
Reflect
Reflect that Allah’s plan surpasses people’s schemes.
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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