Ghafir 40:26
The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 470
Let Me Kill Moses
وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ذَرُونِيٓ أَقۡتُلۡ مُوسَىٰ وَلۡيَدۡعُ رَبَّهُۥٓۖ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمۡ أَوۡ أَن يُظۡهِرَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡفَسَادَ ٢٦
And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Pharaoh said: “Leave me to kill Moses.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, in the face of Moses’ miracles Pharaoh’s tyranny had been broken; he could no longer do as he wished.
Reflect
Know that the oppressor’s power is limited.
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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