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Surah al-Qasas (The Stories) 28 : 38

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرِى فَأَوْقِدْ لِى يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلطِّينِ فَٱجْعَل لِّى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Hāmān, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(28:38:1)
waqāla
And Firaun said
(28:38:2)
(28:38:3)
(28:38:4)
l-mala-u
O chiefs
(28:38:5)
(28:38:6)
ʿalim'tu
I know
(28:38:7)
(28:38:8)
(28:38:9)
ilāhin
god
(28:38:10)
ghayrī
other than me
(28:38:11)
fa-awqid
So kindle
(28:38:12)
(28:38:13)
(28:38:14)
(28:38:15)
l-ṭīni
the clay
(28:38:16)
fa-ij'ʿal
and make
(28:38:17)
(28:38:18)
ṣarḥan
a lofty tower
(28:38:19)
(28:38:20)
aṭṭaliʿu
I may look
(28:38:21)
ilā
at
(28:38:22)
ilāhi
(the) God
(28:38:23)
(28:38:24)
(28:38:25)
la-aẓunnuhu
[I] think that he
(28:38:26)
(28:38:27)
l-kādhibīna
the liars

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Explanatory Note

Pharaoh’s response is evasive, boastful and sarcastic. What a blatant lie Pharaoh utters: “I know of no deity that you could have other than myself” And his nobles receive such falsehood with humble acceptance. Pharaoh relies on the legends that circulated in Egypt at the time claiming that kings descended from deities. He also relied on brute force that did not allow anyone to think or speak out against him. Whilst others saw him as mortal like themselves, they nevertheless accepted his arrogance without question.

He then affects seriousness about wanting to find out the truth and making sure of Moses’ God. Yet, in truth, he is only making fun of the whole issue.

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According to Ibn Abbas (a great companion of the Prophet) the Surah 26: ash-Shu’ara’ (The Poets), Surah 27: an-Naml (The Ants) and Surah 28: al-Qasas (The Story) were sent down one after the other. The language, the style and the theme also show that the period of the revelation of these three Surahs is nearly the same. Another reason for their close resemblance is that the different parts of the story of Prophet Moses are mentioned in these Surahs together to make up a complete story.

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