Transliteration:( Innaa qad oohiya ilainaaa annnal 'azaaba 'alaa man kaz zaba wa tawalla )
54. Through our obedience and the worship of Allah Almighty. Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) had promised the Pharaoh that if he accepts faith, he would never experience old age, his kingdom will never be taken away from him, he would continue to obtain the taste of food, drink and that of marriage until his death.Â
After death Paradise would be granted to him. Pharaoh had been persuaded towards accepting Faith, but his Prime Minister Hamaan dissuaded him by saying are you going to accept slavehood, after ruling as a god.Â
Are you going to become a worshipper after you had been an object of worship? Hearing these words, the Pharaoh did not accept faith (Tafseer Khazainul Irfaan).
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The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 48 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 45 which provides the complete commentary from verse 45 through 48.
(20:48) It has been revealed to us that chastisement awaits those who called the lie to the truth and turned away from it.’ “[19]
19. A comparative study of this incident as given in the Bible and the Talmud will show that the Quran does not copy the stories from these books, but gives its own version in order to portray the Messengers in their true glory and dignity. According to the Bible, when God said to Moses (peace be upon him) that He would send him to Pharaoh, Moses (peace be upon him) replied: Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? (Exodus 3: 11). God persuaded and encouraged Moses (peace be upon him) by giving him signs but he was still reluctant and said: O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. (Exodus 4: 13). And the Talmud goes even further than this and says that there was an argument between God and Moses (peace be upon him) for seven days that he should become a Prophet but Moses (peace be upon him) did not accept the offer. At this God was angry with him and so made his brother Aaron (peace be upon him) a partner in his Prophethood. Moreover, He deprived the descendants of Moses (peace be upon him) of the office of priesthood and bestowed it on the descendants of Aaron (peace be upon him). These two versions depict Allah to be suffering from human weaknesses and Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) from inferiority complex.
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