ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ
<h2 class="title">The Story of Musa and Fira`wn</h2><p>Allah said: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا</div><p>(Then after them We sent ) meaning ofter these Messengers, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مُّوسَى وَهَـرُونَ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ</div><p>(Musa and Harun to Fir`awn and his chiefs,) meaning his people </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">بِـَايَـتِنَآ</div><p>(with Our Ayat.) meaning; `Our proofs and evidences.' </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ وَكَانُواْ قَوْماً مُّجْرِمِينَ</div><p>(But they behaved arrogantly, and were a people who were criminals.) meaning they were too arrogant to follow the truth and submit to it, and they were criminals. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُواْ إِنَّ هَـذَا لَسِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ </div><p>(So, when came to them the truth from us, they said: "This is indeed clear magic.") They were as if they gave an oath that what they had said was the truth. But they knew that what they were saying was a mere lie. As Allah said: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَعُلُوّاً</div><p>(And they belied them wrongfully and arrogantly, though they themselves were convinced thereof. )(27:14) Musa criticized them saying: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَتقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَكُمْ أَسِحْرٌ هَـذَا وَلاَ يُفْلِحُ السَّـحِرُونَقَالُواْ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا</div><p>("Say you (this) about the truth when it has come to you Is this magic But the magicians will never be successful." They said: "Have you come to us to turn us away...) </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءابَاءَنَا</div><p>(from that we found our fathers following) their religion. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا</div><p>(and that you two may have...) </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">الْكِبْرِيَآءُ</div><p>(greatness) means grandeur and leadership </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ</div><p>(...in the land, We are not going to believe you two!") </p>
The Story of Musa and Fira`wnAllah said: ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا(Then after them We sent ) meaning ofter these Messengers, مُّوسَى وَهَـرُونَ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ(Musa and Harun to Fir`awn and his chiefs,) meaning his people بِـَايَـتِنَآ(with Our Ayat.) meaning; `Our proofs and evidences.' فَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ وَكَانُواْ قَوْماً مُّجْرِمِينَ(But they behaved arrogantly, and were a people who were criminals.) meaning they were too arrogant to follow the truth and submit to it, and they were criminals. فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُواْ إِنَّ هَـذَا لَسِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ (So, when came to them the truth from us, they said: "This is indeed clear magic.") They were as if they gave an oath that what they had said was the truth. But they knew that what they were saying was a mere lie. As Allah said: وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَعُلُوّاً(And they belied them wrongfully and arrogantly, though they themselves were convinced thereof. )(27:14) Musa criticized them saying: أَتقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَكُمْ أَسِحْرٌ هَـذَا وَلاَ يُفْلِحُ السَّـحِرُونَقَالُواْ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا("Say you (this) about the truth when it has come to you Is this magic But the magicians will never be successful." They said: "Have you come to us to turn us away...) عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءابَاءَنَا(from that we found our fathers following) their religion. وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا(and that you two may have...) الْكِبْرِيَآءُ(greatness) means grandeur and leadership فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ(...in the land, We are not going to believe you two!") 