Transliteration:( Wa iz qaala Moosaa liqawmihiz kuroo ni'matal laahi 'alaikum iz anjaakum min Aali Fir'awna yasoomoo nakum sooo'al 'azaabi wa yuzabbihoona abnaaa'akum wa yastahyoona nisaaa'akum; wa fee zaalikum balaaa'un mir Rabbikum 'azeem )
13. This remembrance could also be to publicize and remember these incidents, or when these days come engage in greater worship of Allah Almighty. Thus, the Jews would observe fast on the day of Ashurah because the Pharaoh was drowned on this day.Â
As a mark of remembrance, fasting on this day was previously obligatory in Islam as well. Now, it is Sunnat . This tells us that to celebrate days associated with the pious servants of Allah Almighty, and to observe historical days in the worship of Allah Almighty is the way of the Prophets
14. The oppression of the Pharoah is described in the literal sense i.e. severe hardship, or in a technical sense i.e. the punishment for the cruelties and evil doings of the Israelites given by Allah Almighty.
From this we learn that appointment of cruel and oppresive rulers over the Muslims is Allah Almighty's worldly punishment for us and the end result of our evil doings. Similarly, appointment of good and just rulers is Allah Almighty's mercy and the end result of our good deeds.
15. By this is meant that giving this salvation is a great bounty. From this we learn that the destruction of the infidels and tyrants and their death is a mercy of Allah Almighty just as the death of the pious scholars of Islam is a great blow to us. It is a the good thing to express joy in the death of oppressors.
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6. And (remember) when Musa said to his people: “Call to mind Allah’s favor to you, when He delivered you from Fir`awn’s people who were afflicting you with horrible torment, and were slaughtering your sons and letting your women live; and in it was a tremendous trial from your Lord.” 7. And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: “If you give thanks, I will give you more; but if you are thankless, verily, My punishment is indeed severe.” 8. And Musa said: “If you disbelieve, you and all on earth together, then verily, Allah is Rich (free of all needs), Worthy of all praise.”
They used to slaughter whomever they could find among their sons and let their females live. Allah delivered them from all this torment, and this is a great bounty, indeed. This is why Allah described this affliction,
(and in it was a tremendous trial from your Lord.) `for He granted you (O Children of Israel) a great favor for which you are unable to perfectly thank Him.’ Some scholars said that this part of the Ayah means, `what Fir`awn used to do to you was a tremendous
(trial.)’ Both meanings might be considered here and Allah knows best. Allah said in another Ayah ,
(And We tried them with good and evil in order that they might turn (to Allah). ) ﴿7:168﴾ Allah’s statement next,
(And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed) means, proclaimed and made known His promise to you. It is possible that this Ayah means, your Lord has vowed and sworn by His might, grace and exaltness. Allah said in a similar Ayah,
(And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (i.e. the Jews), till the Day of Resurrection.) ﴿7:167﴾ Allah said,
(If you give thanks, I will give you more;) meaning, `if you appreciate My favor on you, I will give you more of it,
(but if you are thankless) if you are not thankful for My favors, covering and denying, them,
(verily, My punishment is indeed severe), by depriving you of the favor and punishing you for being unappreciative of it.’ A Hadith states that,
(A servant might be deprived of a provision (that was written for him) because of a sin that he commits. ) Allah said,
(And Musa said: “If you disbelieve, you and all on earth together, then verily, Allah is Rich (free of all needs), Worthy of all praise.”) Allah does not need the gratitude of His servants, and He is worthy of all praise even if the disbelievers disbelieve in Him,
(If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you) ﴿39:7﴾ and,
(So they disbelieved and turned away. But Allah was not in need (of them). And Allah is Rich (free of all needs), Worthy of all praise.) ﴿64:6﴾ In his Sahih, Muslim recorded that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said that his Lord the Exalted and Most Honored said,
(O My servants. If the first and the last among you, mankind and Jinns among you, had the heart of the most pious and righteous man among you, that will not increase my kingdom in the least. O My servants! If the first and the last among you, mankind and the Jinns among you, had the heart of the most wicked man among you, that will not decrease My kingdom in the least. O My servants! If the first and the last among you, the mankind and Jinns among you, stood in one flat area and each asked me (what they wish), and I gave each one of them what they asked, that will not decrease My kingdom except by that which the needle carries (of water) when inserted in the ocean.”) Verily, all praise and glory are due to Allah, the Rich ﴿free of need﴾, the Worthy of all praise.
(14:6) And call to mind when Moses said to his people: “Remember Allah’s favour upon you when He delivered you from Pharaoh’s people who afflicted you with a grievous chastisement, slaughtering your sons, while letting your women live. In it there was a terrible trial from your Lord.”
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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