Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Qasas, Ayah 11

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وَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِۦ قُصِّيهِ ۖ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِۦ عَن جُنُبٍۢ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And she said to his sister Mary ‘Follow him’ in other words follow where he goes in order to find out his news. So she watched him from afar from a distance secretly while they were not aware that she was his sister or that she was even watching him.

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(And she) the mother of Moses (said unto his sister) the sister of Moses whose name was Mary: (Trace him. So she observed him) the child (from afar, and they perceived not) that she is the sister of Moses.

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