Surah Taa-Haa
Chapter 20 · Verse 16 · Revealed in Makkah
“So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The First Revelation to Musa
Allah, the Exalted, says,
فَلَمَّآ أَتَاهَا
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا (must not make you neglectful of it - 20:16 ) Here Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) is cautioned by Allah Ta’ ala lest he should allow himself to be led away by the infidels and become negligent about the Day of Judgment because that would be the cause of his ruination. It is clear that a Prophet and a Messenger who is impeccable cannot commit such a lapse but the fact that such a warning has been addressed to him is meant to warn his followers as well as mankind at large to be cautious in the matter
What does this verse bring up for you today?