Surah Ghafir
Chapter 40 · Verse 24 · Revealed in Makkah
“To Pharaoh, Haman and Qarun; but they said, "[He is] a magician and a liar."”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Story of Musa and Fir`awn
Allah consoles His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for the disbelief of his people and gives him the glad tidings of good consequences and victory in this world and the Hereafter, as happened to Musa bin `Imran, peace be upon him, whom Allah sent with clear proof and definitive evidence. Allah says:
بِـَايَـتِنَا وَسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
Frequent references were made earlier in the text to the warnings given to deniers of pure monotheism and prophethood which brought more opposition and hostility from disbelievers. Naturally, this situation made the Holy Prophet ﷺ sad. It was to comfort him that, in nearly two sections cited above, mentioned there is the story of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) and Pharaoh. In this story, there is a lengthy dialogue between the Pharaoh, his people and a righteous elder who, despite being a scion of the House of the Pharaoh, had believed in the faith of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) after having seen the miracles shown at his hands - but, had kept his faith secret until that time. Once this dialogue took place, his faith stood declared automatically and conclusively.
What does this verse bring up for you today?