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As-Saf 5

Ayah 5 of 14 · Medinan

وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ لِمَ تُؤۡذُونَنِي وَقَد تَّعۡلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓاْ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ ٥

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allāh to you?" And when they deviated, Allāh caused their hearts to deviate. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذۡAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قَالَsaidqāla
  3. مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
  4. لِقَوۡمِهِۦto his peopleliqawmihi
  5. يَٰقَوۡمِO my peopleyāqawmi
  6. لِمَWhylima
  7. تُؤۡذُونَنِيdo you hurt metu'dhūnanī
  8. وَقَدwhile certainlywaqad
  9. تَّعۡلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūna
  10. أَنِّيthat I amannī
  11. رَسُولُ(the) Messengerrasūlu
  12. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  13. إِلَيۡكُمۡۖto youilaykum
  14. فَلَمَّاThen whenfalammā
  15. زَاغُوٓاْthey deviatedzāghū
  16. أَزَاغَ(was caused to) deviateazāgha
  17. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
  18. قُلُوبَهُمۡۚtheir heartsqulūbahum
  19. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  20. لَا(does) notlā
  21. يَهۡدِيguideyahdī
  22. ٱلۡقَوۡمَthe peoplel-qawma
  23. ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَthe defiantly disobedientl-fāsiqīna

Tafsir

After Allah mentioned fighting and praised the believers who stand tightly together in fighting in His path, He mentioned the opposition that the people of Moses and Jesus displayed towards their messengers, as a warning to the believers against opposing their prophet, and He said: Remember, O Messenger, when Moses said to his people: O my people! Why do you hurt me by going against my instruction when you know that I am Allah’s messenger to you?! When they moved away and deviated from the truth that he brought to them, Allah caused their hearts to move away from the truth and steadfastness. Allah does not guide to the truth a people who go against His obedience.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran