seekeroftruth
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Quran 40:28. A believing man from Pharaoh's family, who had concealed his faith, said, “Are you going to kill a man for saying, `My Lord is God,’ and he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? If he is a liar, his lying will rebound upon him; but if he is truthful, then some of what he promises you will befall you. God does not guide the extravagant imposter.
29. O my people! Yours is the dominion today, supreme in the land; but who will help us against God’s might, should it fall upon us?” Pharaoh said, “I do not show you except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the path of prudence.”
30. The one who had believed said, “O my people, I fear for you the like of the day of the confederates.
31. Like the fate of the people of Noah, and Aad, and Thamood, and those after them. God wants no injustice for the servants.
32. O my people, I fear for you the Day of Calling Out.
33. The Day when you will turn and flee, having no defender against God. Whomever God misguides has no guide.”
34. Joseph had come to you with clear revelations, but you continued to doubt what he came to you with. Until, when he perished, you said, “God will never send a messenger after him.” Thus God leads astray the outrageous skeptic.
35. Those who argue against God’s revelations, without any proof having come to them—a heinous sin in the sight of God, and of those who believe. Thus God seals the heart of every proud bully.
36. And Pharaoh said, “O Hamaan, build me a tower, that I may reach the pathways.
37. The pathways of the heavens, so that I may glance at the God of Moses; though I think he is lying.” Thus Pharaoh’s evil deeds were made to appear good to him, and he was averted from the path. Pharaoh's guile was only in defeat.
38. The one who had believed said, “O my people, follow me, and I will guide you to the path of rectitude.”
Here's the commentary.Some of that with which they are threatened will befall them, because the mercy of Allåh wards off some of the deserved punishment. Compare the believer’s argument with that advanced by Gamaliel to deal leniently with the apostles of Christ: “Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God” (Acts 5:38, 39).
Yaum al-A√zåb signifies the events which befell the people of yore. By the parties are meant the parties who organized opposition to the prophets. The word yaum is used in Arabic, as its equivalent day is used in English, to signify a contest or a fight , and in the phrase ayyåm al-‘Arab, lit., the days of the Arabs, it signifies accidents or struggles. Hence I render it as what befell. There is nothing extraordinary in an Egyptian knowing how certain people on the borders of Arabia perished.
Yaum al-tanåd means the day of calling out one to another, i.e., the day of distress on which one will call out to the other for help, none being able to help himself or another. Every day of distress is the day of calling out, and the description need not be limited to the day of Judgment.
As Moses spoke of the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Pharaoh mocked at the idea by suggesting that he would build a tower to attack Moses’ God.
Pharaoh wanted to go to space!Pharaoh said "build me a tower so I can go attack Moses' God!"
Back in 650, when the Quran was put together, there were no cars or trucks. There were no rockets or missiles.
This is more like ordering a new Tower of Babble. Pharaoh wanted to build a stairway to Heaven so he could tell God what to do.
How rude..... What an ignorant self absorbed piece of humanity!!!!
In the Bible... the Tower of Babel Story comes after the flood and before the birth of Abraham.
I guess Pharaoh thought he could do whatever those who came before him couldn't do.... build a tower to Heaven.
The problem is.... Pharaoh wasn't smart enough to evolve the space program.... his attempts at building a tower to Heaven all came out as pyramids.... if you get my point.
