Surah 7

Surah 7:103

"Then, after them, We raised up Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his assembly, but they did evil to them. See how the end was for the fomenters of corruption!"
Story of Prophet Musa, upon him be Peace, and Fir'awn Verses 7:103
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Verse 103

ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَظَلَمُواْ بِهَاۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ

Then, after them, We raised up Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his assembly, but they did evil to them. See how the end was for the fomenters of corruption!

Quoted Scripture
"103. Then after them We sent Musa with Our signs to Fir'awn and his chiefs, but they wrongfully rejected them. So see how was the end of the mischief-makers"

Allah said, {Then after them We sent}, after the Messengers whom We mentioned, such as Nuh, Hud, Salih Lut and Shu'ayb (may Allah’s peace and blessings be on them and the rest of Allah’s Prophets), We sent, {Musa with Our signs} proofs and clear evidences, to Fir‘awn, who was ruler of Egypt during the time of Musa, {and his chiefs} the people of Fir'awn, {but they wrongfully rejected them}, they denied and disbelieved in the signs, out of injustice and stubbornness on their part. Allah said about them in another Ayah, {[And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though they were themselves convinced thereof. So see what was the end of the evildoers.]}(quran/27/14) The Ayah says, ‘those who hindered from the path of Allah and belied in His Messengers, look how We punished them, We caused them to drown, all of them, while Musa and his people were watching.’ Public drowning added disgrace to the punishment that Fir'awn and his people suffered, while adding comfort to the hearts of Allah’s party, Musa and those people who believed in him.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4)

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.