Surah Ash-Shu'araa
Chapter 26 · Verse 61 · Revealed in Makkah
“And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Fir`awn's Pursuit and Expulsion of the Children of Israel, and how He and His People were drowned
More than one of the scholars of Tafsir said that Fir`awn set out with a huge group, a group containing the leaders and entire government of Egypt at that time, i.e., the decision-makers and influential figures, princes, ministers, nobles, leaders and soldiers.
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
قَالَ أَصْحَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ ﴿61﴾ قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ ﴿62﴾
(The Companions of Musa said: "Surely we are overtaken." He said, "Never! Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me -26:61-62.
What does this verse bring up for you today?