Az-Zukhruf 43:46
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 492
Moses and Pharaoh
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٤٦
And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, there is a parallel in mentioning this story: as Quraysh failed to value the Prophet because he lacked wealth, Pharaoh too looked down on Moses.
Reflect
Don’t judge people by their wealth.
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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