The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 110
PT. 16 قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَنْ يُحْشَرَ Your CH. 20 60. Moses said, as ṬĀHĀ appointment shall be the day of the festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is risen high. '2279 النَّاسُ ضُحى فَتَوَلَّى فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيْدَهُ ثُمَّ الى Then Pharaoh withdrew and. 61 concerted his plan and then came to the place of appointment. 2280 قَالَ لَهُمْ مُوسى وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا Moses said to them, Woe to. 62 E you, forge not a lie against عَلَى اللهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ Allah, lest He destroy you وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَى. utterly by some punishment and, surely, he who forges a lie shall perish. '2281 "26:39. i. e. the (saviya). They say affair of the man became established. means, it was or became equal to it and like it in measure, extent, size, quantity or amount and in value, etc. Sw (siwan) or 5 (suwan) means, equal; or equal in respect of its two extremities; uniform or even; equidistant or midway between two parties or two places; also means, a marked place (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:109 and 19:11. The verse shows that Pharaoh possessed some sense of fairness. He seems to act with justice and impartiality in regard to the controversy that was to take place between Moses and the magicians. 2279. Commentary: It seems a curious analogy that whereas the contest between Moses and the magicians in which they were fully and finally routed took place at the time of 3, the Holy Prophet also entered Mecca as a conqueror at the time of which marked the final defeat of disbelief and idolatry in Arabia. The day of festival seemed to be the holy day of the people of Pharaoh when they were expected to assemble in large numbers and to behave with unusual dignity and decorum. 2280. Commentary: The expression besides the meaning given in the text may also mean: He mustered all his designs; he contrived all sorts of plans; he did all that he could do. 2024 2281. Important Words: destroy you utterly) is) فيسحتكم سحت derived from which means, he