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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

Verse 48of 112

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءًۭ وَذِكْرًۭا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ﴿٤٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
وَهَـٰرُونَwahārūnaand Harun
ٱلْفُرْقَانَl-fur'qānathe Criterion
وَضِيَآءًۭwaḍiyāanand a light
وَذِكْرًۭاwadhik'ranand a Reminder
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīnafor the righteous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Revelation of the Tawrah and the Qur'anWe have already noted that Allah often mentions Musa and Muhammad together -- may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them both -- and He often mentions their Books together as well. He says:وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى وَهَـرُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ(And indeed We granted to Musa and Harun the criterion) Mujahid said, "This means the Scripture." Abu Salih said: "The Tawrah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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