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Surah Yunus, Ayah 87 (10:87)

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وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَأَخِيهِ أَن تَبَوَّءَا لِقَوْمِكُمَا بِمِصْرَ بُيُوتًا وَٱجْعَلُوا۟ …

Quran 10:87 is ayah 87 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 218 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:87
وَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَىٰمُوسَىٰوَأَخِيهِأَنتَبَوَّءَالِقَوْمِكُمَابِمِصْرَبُيُوتًاوَٱجْعَلُوا۟بُيُوتَكُمْقِبْلَةًوَأَقِيمُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۗوَبَشِّرِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٨٧
wa-awḥaynā ilā mūsā wa-akhīhi an tabawwaā liqawmikumā bimiṣ'ra buyūtan wa-ij'ʿalū buyūtakum qib'latan wa-aqīmū l-ṣalata wabashiri l-mu'minīna

And We inspired to Moses and his brother, "Settle your people in Egypt in houses and make your houses [facing the] qiblah and establish prayer and give good tidings to the believers."(87)

Word by word

  1. وَأَوْحَيْنَآwa-awḥaynāAnd We inspired
  2. إِلَىٰilāto
  3. مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
  4. وَأَخِيهِwa-akhīhiand his brother
  5. أَنanthat
  6. تَبَوَّءَاtabawwaāSettle
  7. لِقَوْمِكُمَاliqawmikumāyour people
  8. بِمِصْرَbimiṣ'rain Egypt
  9. بُيُوتًاbuyūtan(in) houses
  10. وَٱجْعَلُوا۟wa-ij'ʿalūand make
  11. بُيُوتَكُمْbuyūtakumyour houses
  12. قِبْلَةًqib'latan(as) places of worship
  13. وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand establish
  14. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۗl-ṣalatathe prayer
  15. وَبَشِّرِwabashiriAnd give glad tidings
  16. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(to) the believers

Tafsir (commentary) of 10:87

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They were commanded to pray inside Their Homes

Allah tells us why He saved the Children of Israel from Fir`awn and his people. He tells us how he saved them. Allah commanded Musa and his brother Harun to take houses for their people in Egypt,

وَاجْعَلُواْ بُيُوتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً

(and make your dwellings as places for your worship,) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said, while interpreting this Ayah: "The Children of Israel said to Musa, `We cannot offer our prayers in public in front of Fir`awn's people.' So Allah permitted them to pray in their houses. They were commanded to build their houses in the direction of the Qiblah." Mujahid commented,

وَاجْعَلُواْ بُيُوتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً

(and make your dwellings as places for your worship,) When Banu Israel feared that Fir`awn might kill them in their gatherings at their temples, they were commanded to take their houses as places of worship. The houses should be facing the Qiblah and the prayer could be in secret." This was stated by Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak as well.

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