The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 78
CH. 10 YUNUS Allah will make it vain. Verily, Allah does not allow the work of mischief-makers to prosper. 1355 PT. 11 يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ وَيُحِقُ اللهُ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ وَلَوْكَرِهَ And Allah establishes the. 83 الْمُجْرِمُونَ truth by His words, even though the sinners be averse to it. 1356 R. 9. & فَمَا مَن لِمُؤسَى إِلَّا ذُرِّيَّةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ And none obeyed Moses. 84 save some youths from among عَلَى خَوْفٍ مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَ بِهِمُ اَنْ his people, because of the fear b ج يَفْتِنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ لَعَالِ فِي الْأَرْضِ he should persecute them. And view of Pharaoh and their chiefs, lest of a truth Pharaoh was a tyrant in the land and surely he was of the transgressors. 1357 a8:9. b28:5. وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ brought is mere sorcery. Surely, Allah never been the dictum of God's will make it vain. 1355. Commentary: See note on the preceding verse. 1356. Commentary: The "words of God" include both "glad tidings" and "warning," and it is by means of these two that God establishes the truth. Moses has expressed a great truth in this verse. He says that God does not need deceit and falsehood for the propagation of His religion but causes it to be spread and established by His immutable decree and command. These words embody a great moral truth that the goodness of a right cause does not justify the use of dishonest means for its propagation. The popular saying that the end justifies the means has Prophets and their true followers. Truth spreads and triumphs by its own inherent strength and not by falsehood. 1357. Commentary: It appears from this verse that all the Israelites had not believed in Moses. Only a part of them had really believed in him. The rest followed him from only political or national considerations. The pronoun "his" in the clause, from among his people, may also refer to Pharaoh. In that case the clause would mean that some youths of the people of Pharaoh also believed in Moses. But the former interpretation seems to be more correct and is therefore preferable. 1286 This verse also brings to light the