event

Drowning of Pharaoh

إِغْرَاق فِرْعَوْن

The drowning of Pharaoh and his army is a profound event in Islamic history, serving as a powerful testament to Allah's divine justice and His unwavering support for His prophets. After relentlessly persecuting the Children of Israel and refusing to heed the warnings of Prophet Musa (Moses), Pharaoh pursued them as they fled Egypt. As the Children of Israel crossed the miraculously parted sea, Allah, in His immense power, allowed them to pass safely. However, when Pharaoh and his army entered the opened path, the waters closed upon them. This momentous event, vividly recounted in the Quran, marks the end of Pharaoh's tyranny and his ultimate destruction. [And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you looked on]. It was a decisive retribution [because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them]. The drowning of Pharaoh is not merely a historical account; it is a timeless lesson for humanity, reminding us that oppression and arrogance ultimately lead to destruction. It underscores Allah's might and His justice, demonstrating that [Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]], making him an enduring example for those who transgress.

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فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْلَكِينَ

Fakazzaboohumaa fakaanoo minal mmuhlakeen

So they denied them and were of those destroyed.

تو اُن لوگوں نے اُن کی تکذیب کی سو (آخر) ہلاک کر دیئے گئے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary وَآوَيْنَاهُمَا إِلَىٰ رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ (and We gave them shelter on a height, a place of rest and running springs). According to Bayan-ul-Qur’ an, this verse refers to the event that a tyrant was resolute to kill Sayyidna ` Isa and his mother (علیہما السلام) right from hi...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So they denied them both and became of those who were destroyed.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of Musa, Peace be upon Him; and Fir`awn Allah tells us that He sent Musa, peace be upon him, and his brother Harun to Fir`awn and his chiefs with decisive evidence and definitive proof, but Fir`awn and his people were too arrogant to follow them and obey their commands because they were hu...

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وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ

Wa 'Aadunw wa Fir'awnu wikhwaanu loot

And 'Aad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot

اور عاد اور فرعون اور لوط کے بھائی

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: ` Ad The nation of ` Ad was proverbial in their size, physical strength and power as well as the strength that came to them in the wake of their children. Holy Prophet Hud (علیہ السلام) was sent to them. Eventually, they were annihilated by the Divine punishment of a wind storm. Fir'aun This is the ...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and ‘Ād the people of Hūd and Pharaoh the brethren of Lot

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Reminding the Quraysh of the Destruction of earlier Disbelieving Nations Allah the Exalted warns the disbelievers of Quraysh and reminds them of the punishment and painful torment that He sent in this life on their likes, who disbelieved before them. For instance, Allah the Exalted punished the peop...

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فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

Fa-akha zahul laahu nakalal aakhirati wal-oola.

So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].

تو خدا نے اس کو دنیا اور آخرت (دونوں) کے عذاب میں پکڑ لیا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّـهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَ‌ةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ (So, Allah seized him for the deterrent punishment in the Hereafter and the present world....79:25). The word nakal means an 'exemplary punishment' or 'an extremely severe punishment given to an offender to deter others against committing a simila...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So God seized him He destroyed him by drowning him as punishment for the latter that is to say these last words of his and for the former that is to say his saying previously ‘I do not know of any god for you other than me’ Q. 2838 — and between the two claims made by Pharaoh was an interval of fort...

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Mentioning the Story of Musa and that it is a Lesson for Those Who fear Allah Allah informs His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ about His Messenger Musa. He mentions that he sent Musa to Fir`awn and He aided him with miracles. Yet, even after this, Fir`awn continued in his disbelief and transgression until All...

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فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

Fir'awna wa Samood

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

(یعنی) فرعون اور ثمود کا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا (Surely, those who persecuted the believing men and the believing women, then did not repent,...85:10) This verse describes the torment of the wrong-doers who burned the Muslims in the fire pit only on account of their fai...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Pharaoh and Thamūd? Fir‘awna wa-Thamūda substitutes for al-junūdi — the mention of ‘Pharaoh’ suffices to also include his followers; their ‘story’ is that they were destroyed for their disbelief and this is meant as a warning for those who deny the Prophet s and the Qur’ān that they may be admonishe...

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Reward of the Righteous, and the Harsh Seizing of the Disbelieving Enemies of Allah Allah informs about His believing servants that لَهُمْ جَنَّـتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَـرُ (for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow.) This is the opposite of what he has prepared for His enemies o...

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وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

Wa fir'awna zil awtaad

And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -

اور فرعون کے ساتھ (کیا کیا) جو خیمے اور میخیں رکھتا تھا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ (and with Fir'aun [ the Pharaoh ], the man of the stakes...89:10). The word autad is the plural of watad that means 'peg or stake or nail'. Fir'aun (the Pharaoh) is referred to as 'the man of the stakes'. There are several reasons for this. Majority of the commentators ...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and Pharaoh the one of the tent-pegs he used to fasten four pegs and tie to these the hands and feet of those whom he tortured —

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah Recitation of Surat Al-Fajr in the Prayer An-Nasa'i recorded a narration from Jabir that Mu`adh prayed a prayer and a man came and joined him in the prayer. Mu`adh made the prayer long, so the man went and prayed (alone) at the side of the Masjid, and then left. When Mu`...

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Drowning of Pharaoh

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