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Surah Yunus, Ayah 83 (10:83)

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فَمَآ ءَامَنَ لِمُوسَىٰٓ إِلَّا ذُرِّيَّةٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ عَلَىٰ خَوْفٍ مِّن فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِمْ أَن …

Quran 10:83 is ayah 83 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 218 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:83
فَمَآءَامَنَلِمُوسَىٰٓإِلَّاذُرِّيَّةٌمِّنقَوْمِهِۦعَلَىٰخَوْفٍمِّنفِرْعَوْنَوَمَلَإِي۟هِمْأَنيَفْتِنَهُمْ ۚوَإِنَّفِرْعَوْنَلَعَالٍفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَإِنَّهُۥلَمِنَٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ٨٣
famā āmana limūsā illā dhurriyyatun min qawmihi ʿalā khawfin min fir'ʿawna wamala-ihim an yaftinahum wa-inna fir'ʿawna laʿālin fī l-arḍi wa-innahu lamina l-mus'rifīna

But no one believed Moses, except [some] offspring [i.e., youths] among his people, for fear of Pharaoh and his establishment that they would persecute them. And indeed, Pharaoh was haughty within the land, and indeed, he was of the transgressors.(83)

Word by word

  1. فَمَآfamāBut none
  2. ءَامَنَāmanabelieved
  3. لِمُوسَىٰٓlimūsāMusa
  4. إِلَّاillāexcept
  5. ذُرِّيَّةٌdhurriyyatun(the) offspring
  6. مِّنminamong
  7. قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
  8. عَلَىٰʿalāfor
  9. خَوْفٍkhawfinfear
  10. مِّنminof
  11. فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
  12. وَمَلَإِي۟هِمْwamala-ihimand their chiefs
  13. أَنanlest
  14. يَفْتِنَهُمْ ۚyaftinahumthey persecute them
  15. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
  16. فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
  17. لَعَالٍlaʿālin(was) a tyrant
  18. فِىfīin
  19. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  20. وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuand indeed, he
  21. لَمِنَlamina(was) of
  22. ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَl-mus'rifīnathe ones who commit excesses

Tafsir (commentary) of 10:83

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Only a Few Youth from Fir`awn's People believed in Musa

Allah tells us that despite all the clear signs and irrefutable evidence Musa came with, only a few offspring from Fir`awn's followers believed in him. They were even scared that Fir`awn and his followers would force them to return to Kufr (disbelief). Fir`awn was an evil tyrant and extremely arrogant. His people feared him and his power too much. Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said:

فَمَآ ءامَنَ لِمُوسَى إِلاَّ ذُرِّيَّةٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِ عَلَى خَوْفٍ مِّن فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِمْ أَن يَفْتِنَهُمْ

(But none believed in Musa except the offspring of his people because of the fear of Fir `awn and his chiefs, lest they should persecute them.) "The offspring that believed in Musa from Fir`awn's people, other than Banu Israel, were few. Among them were Fir`awn's wife, the believer who was hiding his faith, Fir`awn's treasurer, and his wife." The Children of Israel, however, themselves believed in Musa, all of them. They were glad to see him coming. They knew of his description and the news of his advent from their previous Books. They knew that Allah was going to save them through him from the capture of Fir`awn and give them power over him. So when this knowledge reached Fir`awn he was very wary. But his caution and weariness didn't help him one bit. When Musa arrived, Fir`awn subjected them to great harm, and

قَالُواْ أُوذِينَا مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَأْتِيَنَا وَمِن بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَا قَالَ عَسَى رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

(They said: "We (Children of Israel) suffered troubles before you came to us, and since you have come to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors on the earth, so that He may see how you act')7:129 The fact that all of the Children Israel became believers is evidenced by the following Ayat:

وَقَالَ مُوسَى يقَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءامَنْتُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُواْ إِن كُنْتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ

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