وَقَالَتۡ
لِأُخۡتِهِۦ
قُصِّيهِۖ
فَبَصُرَتۡ
بِهِۦ
عَن
جُنُبٖ
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يَشۡعُرُونَ
١١

And she said to his sister, “Keep track of him!” So she watched him from a distance, while they were unaware.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:12

۞ وَحَرَّمۡنَا

عَلَيۡهِ

ٱلۡمَرَاضِعَ

مِن

قَبۡلُ

فَقَالَتۡ

هَلۡ

أَدُلُّكُمۡ

عَلَىٰٓ

أَهۡلِ

بَيۡتٖ

يَكۡفُلُونَهُۥ

لَكُمۡ

وَهُمۡ

لَهُۥ

نَٰصِحُونَ

١٢

And We had caused him to refuse all wet-nurses at first, so his sister suggested, “Shall I direct you to a family who will bring him up for you and take good care of him?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:13

فَرَدَدۡنَٰهُ

إِلَىٰٓ

أُمِّهِۦ

كَيۡ

تَقَرَّ

عَيۡنُهَا

وَلَا

تَحۡزَنَ

وَلِتَعۡلَمَ

أَنَّ

وَعۡدَ

ٱللَّهِ

حَقّٞ

وَلَٰكِنَّ

أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

١٣

This is how We returned him to his mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and not grieve, and that she would know that Allah’s promise is ˹always˺ true. But most people do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:14

وَلَمَّا

بَلَغَ

أَشُدَّهُۥ

وَٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ

ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ

حُكۡمٗا

وَعِلۡمٗاۚ

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

نَجۡزِي

ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

١٤

And when he reached full strength and maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:15

وَدَخَلَ

ٱلۡمَدِينَةَ

عَلَىٰ

حِينِ

غَفۡلَةٖ

مِّنۡ

أَهۡلِهَا

فَوَجَدَ

فِيهَا

رَجُلَيۡنِ

يَقۡتَتِلَانِ

هَٰذَا

مِن

شِيعَتِهِۦ

وَهَٰذَا

مِنۡ

عَدُوِّهِۦۖ

فَٱسۡتَغَٰثَهُ

ٱلَّذِي

مِن

شِيعَتِهِۦ

عَلَى

ٱلَّذِي

مِنۡ

عَدُوِّهِۦ

فَوَكَزَهُۥ

مُوسَىٰ

فَقَضَىٰ

عَلَيۡهِۖ

قَالَ

هَٰذَا

مِنۡ

عَمَلِ

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ

إِنَّهُۥ

عَدُوّٞ

مُّضِلّٞ

مُّبِينٞ

١٥

˹One day˺ he entered the city unnoticed by its people.¹ There he found two men fighting: one of his own people, and the other of his enemies. The man from his people called to him for help against his foe. So Moses punched him, causing his death. Moses cried, “This is from Satan’s handiwork. He is certainly a sworn, misleading enemy.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:16

قَالَ

رَبِّ

إِنِّي

ظَلَمۡتُ

نَفۡسِي

فَٱغۡفِرۡ

لِي

فَغَفَرَ

لَهُۥٓۚ

إِنَّهُۥ

هُوَ

ٱلۡغَفُورُ

ٱلرَّحِيمُ

١٦

He pleaded, “My Lord! I have definitely wronged my soul, so forgive me.” So He forgave him, ˹for˺ He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:17

قَالَ

رَبِّ

بِمَآ

أَنۡعَمۡتَ

عَلَيَّ

فَلَنۡ

أَكُونَ

ظَهِيرٗا

لِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

١٧

Moses pledged, “My Lord! For all Your favours upon me, I will never side with the wicked.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:18

فَأَصۡبَحَ

فِي

ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ

خَآئِفٗا

يَتَرَقَّبُ

فَإِذَا

ٱلَّذِي

ٱسۡتَنصَرَهُۥ

بِٱلۡأَمۡسِ

يَسۡتَصۡرِخُهُۥۚ

قَالَ

لَهُۥ

مُوسَىٰٓ

إِنَّكَ

لَغَوِيّٞ

مُّبِينٞ

١٨

And so Moses became fearful, watching out in the city, when suddenly the one who sought his help the day before cried out to him again for help. Moses rebuked him, “Indeed, you are clearly a trouble-maker.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:19

فَلَمَّآ

أَنۡ

أَرَادَ

أَن

يَبۡطِشَ

بِٱلَّذِي

هُوَ

عَدُوّٞ

لَّهُمَا

قَالَ

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ

أَتُرِيدُ

أَن

تَقۡتُلَنِي

كَمَا

قَتَلۡتَ

نَفۡسَۢا

بِٱلۡأَمۡسِۖ

إِن

تُرِيدُ

إِلَّآ

أَن

تَكُونَ

جَبَّارٗا

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَمَا

تُرِيدُ

أَن

تَكُونَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُصۡلِحِينَ

١٩

Then when Moses was about to lay his hands on their foe,¹ the enemy said, “O Moses! Do you intend to kill me as you killed a man yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land. You do not intend to make peace!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:20

وَجَآءَ

رَجُلٞ

مِّنۡ

أَقۡصَا

ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ

يَسۡعَىٰ

قَالَ

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ

إِنَّ

ٱلۡمَلَأَ

يَأۡتَمِرُونَ

بِكَ

لِيَقۡتُلُوكَ

فَٱخۡرُجۡ

إِنِّي

لَكَ

مِنَ

ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ

٢٠

And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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