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Sura 20
Aya 40
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إِذ تَمشي أُختُكَ فَتَقولُ هَل أَدُلُّكُم عَلىٰ مَن يَكفُلُهُ ۖ فَرَجَعناكَ إِلىٰ أُمِّكَ كَي تَقَرَّ عَينُها وَلا تَحزَنَ ۚ وَقَتَلتَ نَفسًا فَنَجَّيناكَ مِنَ الغَمِّ وَفَتَنّاكَ فُتونًا ۚ فَلَبِثتَ سِنينَ في أَهلِ مَديَنَ ثُمَّ جِئتَ عَلىٰ قَدَرٍ يا موسىٰ

Muhammad Asad

"[And thou wert under Mine eye] when thy sister went forth and said [to Pharaoh's people], 'Shall I guide you unto [a woman] who might take charge of him?1 And so We returned thee unto thy mother, so that her eye be gladdened, and that she might not sorrow [any longer].2 "And [when thou camest of age,3] thou didst slay a man: but We did save thee from all grief, although We tried thee with various trials.4 "And then thou didst sojourn for years among the people of Madyan;5 and now thou hast come [here] as ordained [by Me], O Moses:
  • For a fuller account, see 28:12.
  • As is implied here and in 28:12-13, his own mother became his wet-nurse.
  • Cf. 28:14.
  • For the details of this particular incident, which proved a turning-point in the life of Moses, see 28:15-21.
  • See 28:22-28.