The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 98
CH. 20 ṬĀHĀ forth white, without any disease another Sign;2254 24. 'That We may show thee some of Our greater Signs. 2255 under his fostering care, they would again become his good and God- fearing companions. See also 7:108. 2254. Important Words: Su (thy hand). O is derived from means, he hit or يدى الرجل. (yada) يدى hurt the hand of the man; he did a PT. 16 بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ أَيَةً أُخْرى لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ أَيْتِنَا الْكُبْرَى expression Sy, contains an injunction for Moses that he should always keep his people close to him and under his fostering care. If he did so they would become highly righteous men, radiating spiritual light and would be free from all evil. white hand) may also signify) يد بيضاء (yadiya يدى فلان من فلان. good to him means, such a one received a favour or bounty from such a one. means, hand or arm; and figuratively means, favour, benefit, bounty or beneficence; power, dominion, control, authority or assistance; help, protection; troop, host, army; shame, disgrace; duration, length; community, party; etc. y bw means, he felt ashamed; he was smitten with remorse; means, he obeyed and submitted; sy is means, this is under my possession or authority. & means, the wing of the bird; means, the length or duration of the time. acabo ably means, the help or protection of God is with the community (Aqrab). (arm-pit) means, wing; hand; upper arm or arm from the shoulder to the elbow, edge; side; wing of an army; protection; a part or position of a thing; a community or people (Lane & Aqrab). See also 17:25. Commentary: One of the meanings of (hand) as stated above under "Important Words" is, a community or people. According to this meaning the clear and strong arguments. Moses was endowed with strong and solid arguments to prove his case. See also 7:109 & 26:33-34. 2255. Commentary: The sign of the rod was one of the greatest heavenly signs given to Moses. When Moses was entrusted with prophethood, the sign of the rod appeared (20:20). When he went to preach his message to Pharaoh, it was again the miracle of the rod that was shown to him and the sorcerers (20:70-74). When the Israelites wanted water, Moses was ordered to strike the rock with his rod (2:61), and when he had to cross the sea, God commanded him to strike it with his rod (26:64). The verse may signify that after the signs of the "rod" and the "white hand", God promises to show to Moses yet greater Signs. One of these latter signs was that Pharaoh and his mighty hosts were drowned in the sea before the very eyes of the Israelites. According to the Quran, altogether 9 Signs were shown for Moses (7:131-134) whereas the Bible 2012