The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 106
CH. 20 ṬĀHĀ PT. 16 قَدْ جِئْتُكَ بِايَةٍ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَى Israel go with us; and afflict them مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى not. We have, indeed, brought thee a great Sign from thy Lord; and peace shall be on him who follows the guidance;2269 اِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْنَا اَنَّ الْعَذَابَ عَلَى It has, indeed, been revealed. 49 to us that punishment shall come on him who rejects the Message of God and turns away. 999 50. Pharaoh said, "Who then is the Lord of you two, O Moses?' مَنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى قَالَ فَمَنْ رَّبُّكُمَا يُمُوسى قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُ He said, “Our Lord is He. 51 ثُمَّ هَلى قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُونِ الْأولى "Who gave unto everything its proper form and then guided it to its proper function. '2270 52. Pharaoh said, 'What then will be the fate of the former generations?'2271 2269. Commentary: "26:24. 687:3-4. "A Great Sign" in this verse may be taken as referring to the whole teaching or message of Moses because he had already shown two Signs to Pharaoh-the Sign of the rod and of the white hand, and not one. The word ubi. e. "guidance" also seems to support the above significance of "a Sign. " Thus al signifies the whole teaching of Moses and not a particular part of it or one or two of his miracles. Or the word may refer to the promise of peace and security which God had given to Moses and of Divine punishment with which Pharaoh had been threatened. 2270. Commentary: The verse means to say that there exists a perfect order in the world and that God has endowed everything with the qualities and attributes which 2020 are best suited to its particular requirements and needs and by making proper use of which it can attain to its fullest development. Pharaoh seems to be a polytheistic philosopher. Here Moses has drawn his attention to the Oneness and Unity of God. 2271. Commentary: Moses's reply to Pharaoh's query contained in the previous verse seemed to have entirely confounded