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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 140of 206

قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًۭا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿١٤٠

Translation (Sahih International)

He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
أَغَيْرَaghayraShould other than
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
أَبْغِيكُمْabghīkumI seek for you
إِلَـٰهًۭاilāhana god
وَهُوَwahuwawhile He
فَضَّلَكُمْfaḍḍalakumhas preferred you
عَلَىʿalāover
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Reminding the Children of Israel of Allah's Blessings for ThemMusa reminded the Children of Israel of Allah's blessings, such as saving them from Fir`awn, his tyranny and the humiliation and disgrace they suffered. He reminded them of the glory and revenge against their enemy, when they watched them suffering in disgrace, destroyed by drowning and meeting utter demise. We mentioned this subject in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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