وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Wa fee Moosaaa iz arsalnaahu ilaa Fir'wna bisultaa nim mubeen
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
Themes in this ayah
Explore in Habl →Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.
3 other themes with weak connections
Labeled by AI and people · How this worksFollow this theme through Adh-DhaariyatFollow this theme
Lessons from past peoples
51:38Ayah 160
20 ayahs in Adh-Dhaariyat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.
Tafsir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives
And a sign too in Moses wa-fī Mūsā is a supplement to fīhā ‘therein’ that is to say We also left a sign in the story of Moses when We sent him to Pharaoh vested with a clear warrant with a manifest proof;
Related Hadiths
When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina, he found the Jews observing fast on the day of 'Ashurah; so they were asked about it (by the Prophet). They said: This is a day on which Allah gave Moses domination over Pharaoh. We fast on it out of reverence to him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We have a closer connection with Moses than you have. He then gave orders that it should be observed.
When the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Medina he found that the Jews observed fast on the day of 'Ashura'. They
were asked the reason for the fast. They replied, "This is the day when Allah caused Moses and the
children of Israel to have victory over Pharaoh, so we fast on this day as a sign of glorifying it."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "We are closer to Moses than you." Then he ordered that fasting on this day
should be observed.
What is the (significance) of this day that you observe fast on it? They said: It is the day of great (significance) when Allah delivered Moses and his people, and drowned the Pharaoh and his people, and Moses observed fast out of gratitude and we also observe it. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We have more right, and we have a closer connection with Moses than you have; so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observed fast (on the day of 'Ashura), and gave orders that it should be observed.
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of 'Ashura'
(10th of Muharram). The Prophet (ﷺ) asked them (about it) and they replied, "This is the day when Moses
became victorious over Pharaoh." The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the Muslims), "We are nearer to Moses than
they, so fast on this day."
When the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, the Jews were observing the fast on 'Ashura' (10th of Muharram)
and they said, "This is the day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh," On that, the Prophet (ﷺ)
said to his companions, "You (Muslims) have more right to celebrate Moses' victory than they have,
so observe the fast on this day."
Related Topics
Related Ayahs
Loading related ayahs…