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Quran-20:39 Surah Ta-ha English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

أَنِ ٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ فَلۡيُلۡقِهِ ٱلۡيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأۡخُذۡهُ عَدُوّٞ لِّي وَعَدُوّٞ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلۡقَيۡتُ عَلَيۡكَ مَحَبَّةٗ مِّنِّي وَلِتُصۡنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيۡنِيٓ

Transliteration:( 'Aniqzifeehi fit Taabooti faqzifeehi fil yammi fal yul qihil yammu bis saahili ya'khuzhu 'aduwwul lee wa 'aduwwul lah; wa alqaitu 'alaika mahabbatan minnee wa litusna'a 'alaa 'ainee )

39. That you must put this child into a box and cast it into the river then the river will cast him on the bank [35], There who is the enemy to Me [36] and who is the enemy of him will pick him up and I cast on you the love from Me (37) and so that you may be brought up before My sight (38). (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(39) [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me[835] that you would be brought up under My eye [i.e., observation and care]. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Ta-Ha Ayat 39 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

35. This command is to denote information, i.e. the river will place you on the shores. This tells us that the mother of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) was Divinely informed that your son would not be killed in the River Nile, but instead you would be able to find him safely in the house of the Pharaoh. Thus, his mother Yuhaiz had a box made by Saanom the carpenter, whose joints were firmly covered with a waterproof material. Then, spreading a cotton sheet, she placed her son in it and let it flow in the Nile. One canal of the Nile was flowing towards the Pharaoh's palace. This box flowed through this canal and reached the palace of the Pharaoh. 

At that point in time Pharaoh was sitting with his wife at the shores of this canal. He took the box out and on opening it, both of them were tremendously enamoured when they saw the baby in it. Allah Almighty be praised' In short, though he had killed eighty thousand Israelite babies, that very baby who was to take the kingdom away was now in his care.

36. From this we learn that the enemy of the servant of Allah Almighty is, in reality, His enemy because Pharaoh who was the enemy of the Israelites, in general, and Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) in particular, is declared as the enemy of Allah Almighty. Likewise, the one who loves those beloved of Allah Almighty are beloved to Him.

37. From this we learn that being loved and accepted by the creation, too, is a miracle of the Prophets. Our Holy Prophet is eternally loved by the creation. This, too, is the miracle of the Holy Prophet

38. This tells us that care is taken of others by their parents, but Allah Almighty Himself takes care of His loved ones. He said to the Holy Prophet Verily you are" before our eyes" (S52:V48).

 

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 36 which provides the complete commentary from verse 36 through 39.

(20:39) ‘Put the baby into a chest and then throw him in the river. The river will throw him up on the shore, and then an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will take him.’ And I spread My love over you in order that you might be reared in My sight.

Ala-Maududi

(20:39) ‘Put the baby into a chest and then throw him in the river. The river will throw him up on the shore, and then an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will take him.’ And I spread My love over you in order that you might be reared in My sight.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(39) [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me[835] that you would be brought up under My eye [i.e., observation and care].

[835]- Allāh put love of Moses into the hearts of the people.

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