Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 103 (7:103)

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ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا ۖ …

Quran 7:103 is ayah 103 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 163 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:103
ثُمَّبَعَثْنَامِنۢبَعْدِهِممُّوسَىٰبَِٔايَٰتِنَآإِلَىٰفِرْعَوْنَوَمَلَإِي۟هِۦفَظَلَمُوا۟بِهَا ۖفَٱنظُرْكَيْفَكَانَعَٰقِبَةُٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ١٠٣
thumma baʿathnā min baʿdihim mūsā biāyātinā ilā fir'ʿawna wamala-ihi faẓalamū bihā fa-unẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muf'sidīna

Then We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust toward them. So see how was the end of the corrupters.(103)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. بَعَثْنَاbaʿathnāWe sent
  3. مِنۢminfrom
  4. بَعْدِهِمbaʿdihimafter them
  5. مُّوسَىٰmūsāMusa
  6. بَِٔايَٰتِنَآbiāyātināwith Our Signs
  7. إِلَىٰilāto
  8. فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
  9. وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦwamala-ihiand his chiefs
  10. فَظَلَمُوا۟faẓalamūBut they were unjust
  11. بِهَا ۖbihāto them
  12. فَٱنظُرْfa-unẓurSo see
  13. كَيْفَkayfahow
  14. كَانَkānawas
  15. عَٰقِبَةُʿāqibatu(the) end
  16. ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَl-muf'sidīna(of) the corrupters

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:103

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Story of Prophet Musa, upon him be Peace, and Fir`awn

Allah said,

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِم

(Then after them We sent), after the Messengers whom We mentioned, such as Nuh, Hud, Salih Lut and Shu`ayb (may Allah's peace and blessings be on them and the rest of Allah's Prophets), We sent,

مُّوسَى بِـَايَـتِنَآ

(Musa with Our signs) proofs and clear evidences, to Fir`awn, who was ruler of Egypt during the time of Musa,

وَمَلإِيْهِ

(and his chiefs) the people of Fir`awn,

فَظَلَمُواْ بِهَا

(but they wrongfully rejected them), they denied and disbelieved in the signs, out of injustice and stubbornness on their part. Allah said about them in another Ayah,

وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَعُلُوّاً فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ

(And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though they were themselves convinced thereof. So see what was the end of the evildoers.)27:14 The Ayah says, `those who hindered from the path of Allah and belied in His Messengers, look how We punished them, We caused them to drown, all of them, while Musa and his people were watching.' Public drowning added disgrace to the punishment that Fir`awn and his people suffered, while adding comfort to the hearts of Allah's party, Musa and those people who believed in him.

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