Araf 103-106

Araf 103-106 

103- AND THEN WE SENT MOSES AFTER THEM WITH OUR AYAHS TO PHARAOH AND HIS CLOSE AIDS, BUT THEY TRANSGRESSED AGAINST THEM, LOOK AND SEE WHAT WAS THE END OF THE MISCHIEF MAKERS.

104- AND MOSES SAID: “O PHARAOH, I AM A MESSENGER FROM THE LORD OF ALL BEINGS”.

105- “IT IS ONLY RIGHT FOR ME TO SAY NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH CONCERNING ALLAH, I COME TO YOU WITH CLEAR EVIDENCE FROM YOUR LORD, SO SEND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WITH ME”.

106- HE (Pharaoh) SAID: “IF YOU COME WITH A SIGN, THEN SHOW US IF YOU ARE OF THE TRUTHFUL”.

Allah the Highest sent His prophet and messenger Moses peace upon him with Ayahs to Pharaoh.  The word Ayah means one of three things:

1. A verse of the Quran, which is a miracle in its form and content.
2. The Ayahs in the Universe and Life around us, that is in the magnificent structure, and workings.
3. A miracle which is a breach of the physical laws and norms, which Allah the Highest shows to proof the prophecy and truthfulness of a prophet.  This is what is meant here.  

When Allah the Highest shows us Ayahs, some think and reflect while others might become more adamant in their ways.  For the believers, the Ayahs in Allah’s Book give them guidance, light and better understanding of their Faith.

Obeying Allah’s commands saves us from transgressing against Allah’s Law and transgressing against other people.  

Moses peace upon him was known to pharaoh and to the Egyptian court where he was brought up from an infant.  Yet, Moses had to introduce himself to them as the messenger of Allah the Highest to them.  

Pharaoh called himself god on Earth, therefore Moses saying that there is only one God and Lord of the Heavens and Earth and all beings, was a great challenge to pharaoh.  Moses peace upon him says that being a messenger of Allah, he can say only the truth about Him.  I should note that:

1. Allah the Highest chooses His messengers from among the most righteous and truthful men.
2. Those messengers knew that Allah the Highest knows hears and see everything they say or do.
3. Should any of Allah’s messengers attempt to alter the message he was given even if slightly, Allah’s punishment would have been very severe and swift.  Allah the Highest said: “HAD HE INVENTED SOME THINGS WE DID NOT SAY ABOUT US * WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIM BY OUR RIGHT HAND * AND WE WOULD HAVE CUT HIS AORTA * AND NONE OF YOU COULD HAVE COME BETWEEN US TO PROTECT HIM”. (S:44 A:47)

Moses asked pharaoh to let the Children of Israel go with him.  They were the descendants of the twelve boy children of Jacob peace upon him, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Ibrahim peace upon them all.  Jacob and his family moved to Egypt from the desert during a famine at the time.  The Children of Israel were working mostly as servants to the Egyptians, and Moses wanted them to leave Egypt with him to the holy land.  

The narration of what happened to the Children of Israel we will find in a number of Sorahs of the Quran.  It occupies more space in the Quran than any other narration.  Also the Children of Israel had more prophets and messengers than any other nation.

When we read such narrations, we should remember that:

1. The Quran is not meant to be a history book, but the Quran narration corrects any alterations made in the other books, therefore the account in the Quran should always be taken as the true and reference account.
2. The accounts of other nations in the Quran are narrated to us in order for us to learn lessons from, and take heed of, in order not to make the same mistakes.