The Stories

Surah
Al-Qasas

طسٓمٓ
١

Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:2

تِلۡكَ

ءَايَٰتُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

ٱلۡمُبِينِ

These are the verses of the clear Book.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:3

نَتۡلُواْ

عَلَيۡكَ

مِن

نَّبَإِ

مُوسَىٰ

وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ

بِٱلۡحَقِّ

لِقَوۡمٖ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

We narrate to you ˹O Prophet˺ part of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for people who believe.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:4

إِنَّ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

عَلَا

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَجَعَلَ

أَهۡلَهَا

شِيَعٗا

يَسۡتَضۡعِفُ

طَآئِفَةٗ

مِّنۡهُمۡ

يُذَبِّحُ

أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡ

وَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦ

نِسَآءَهُمۡۚ

إِنَّهُۥ

كَانَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ

Indeed, Pharaoh ˹arrogantly˺ elevated himself in the land and divided its people into ˹subservient˺ groups, one of which he persecuted, slaughtering their sons and keeping their women. He was truly one of the corruptors.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:5

وَنُرِيدُ

أَن

نَّمُنَّ

عَلَى

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَنَجۡعَلَهُمۡ

أَئِمَّةٗ

وَنَجۡعَلَهُمُ

ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ

But it was Our Will to favour those who were oppressed in the land, making them models ˹of faith˺ as well as successors;

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:6

وَنُمَكِّنَ

لَهُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَنُرِيَ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

وَهَٰمَٰنَ

وَجُنُودَهُمَا

مِنۡهُم

مَّا

كَانُواْ

يَحۡذَرُونَ

and to establish them in the land; and through them show Pharaoh, Hamân,¹ and their soldiers ˹the fulfilment of˺ what they feared.²

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:7

وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ

إِلَىٰٓ

أُمِّ

مُوسَىٰٓ

أَنۡ

أَرۡضِعِيهِۖ

فَإِذَا

خِفۡتِ

عَلَيۡهِ

فَأَلۡقِيهِ

فِي

ٱلۡيَمِّ

وَلَا

تَخَافِي

وَلَا

تَحۡزَنِيٓۖ

إِنَّا

رَآدُّوهُ

إِلَيۡكِ

وَجَاعِلُوهُ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

We inspired the mother of Moses: “Nurse him, but when you fear for him, put him then into the river, and do not fear or grieve. We will certainly return him to you, and make him one of the messengers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:8

فَٱلۡتَقَطَهُۥٓ

ءَالُ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

لِيَكُونَ

لَهُمۡ

عَدُوّٗا

وَحَزَنًاۗ

إِنَّ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

وَهَٰمَٰنَ

وَجُنُودَهُمَا

كَانُواْ

خَٰطِـِٔينَ

And ˹it so happened that˺ Pharaoh’s people picked him up, only to become their enemy and source of grief. Surely Pharaoh, Hamân, and their soldiers were sinful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:9

وَقَالَتِ

ٱمۡرَأَتُ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

قُرَّتُ

عَيۡنٖ

لِّي

وَلَكَۖ

لَا

تَقۡتُلُوهُ

عَسَىٰٓ

أَن

يَنفَعَنَآ

أَوۡ

نَتَّخِذَهُۥ

وَلَدٗا

وَهُمۡ

لَا

يَشۡعُرُونَ

Pharaoh’s wife said ˹to him˺, “˹This baby is˺ a source of joy for me and you. Do not kill him. Perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” They were unaware ˹of what was to come˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:10

وَأَصۡبَحَ

فُؤَادُ

أُمِّ

مُوسَىٰ

فَٰرِغًاۖ

إِن

كَادَتۡ

لَتُبۡدِي

بِهِۦ

لَوۡلَآ

أَن

رَّبَطۡنَا

عَلَىٰ

قَلۡبِهَا

لِتَكُونَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

١٠

And the heart of Moses’ mother ached so much that she almost gave away his identity, had We not reassured her heart in order for her to have faith ˹in Allah’s promise˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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