Surah 28:20

"And (just then) a man came running from the farthest part of the city. He said, ‘Moses! Surely the assembly is taking counsel about you, to kill you. So get out! Surely I am one of your trusty advisers.’"

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 28:20-21

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Verse 20

وَجَآءَ رَجُلٞ مِّنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَلَأَ يَأۡتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقۡتُلُوكَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ

And (just then) a man came running from the farthest part of the city. He said, ‘Moses! Surely the assembly is taking counsel about you, to kill you. So get out! Surely I am one of your trusty advisers.’

Verse 21

فَخَرَجَ مِنۡهَا خَآئِفٗا يَتَرَقَّبُۖ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

So he went forth from it, afraid (and) watchful. He said, ‘My Lord, rescue me from the people who are evildoers.’

{And there came a man} He is described as being a man because he had the courage to take a different route, a shorter route than those who were sent after Musa, so he reached Musa first and said to him: “O Musa,

{Verily, the chiefs are taking counsel together about you,} meaning, 'they are consulting with one another about you, to kill you, so escape.'

Quoted Scripture

"Truly, I am one of the good advisers to you."

"So he escaped from there, looking about in a state of fear. He said: "My Lord! Save me from the people who are wrongdoers!""

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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