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Sura 40
Aya 45
45
فَوَقاهُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِ ما مَكَروا ۖ وَحاقَ بِآلِ فِرعَونَ سوءُ العَذابِ

Ali Unal

So God preserved him from the evils they schemed (against him),1 while a most evil punishment overwhelmed the clan (the court and military aristocracy) of the Pharaoh:
  • As can be understood from the verses, the believer who appeared at a most critical point to support Moses, upon him be peace, against the plots of the Pharaoh must have been a powerful person among the chiefs and governing elite of Pharaoh. He had successfully concealed his faith. Then, at the time when Pharaoh was about to order an attempt on the life of Moses, upon him be peace, he came forward and gave him full support. He acted like an aide to Moses alongside Aaron, upon them both be peace, and presumably because of his status, the Pharaoh could not cause him any harm, as their secret plots came to nothing due to God’s help. In the end, the Pharaoh, his governing elite, and the army drowned in the sea, while Moses, upon him be peace, and his people successfully left Egypt.