Ash-Shu'ara 21: “And after being afraid of you, I escaped. Then, My Lord has bestowed upon me wisdom and made me a Prophet.”
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“And after being afraid of you, I escaped. Then, My Lord has bestowed upon me wisdom and made me a Prophet.”
Tafsir
Hazrat Musa 'alaihis-salâm' is shocked by the death of the Copt. Knowing that the punishment was retaliation, he preferred to go away from Pharaoh and leave the house of Pharaoh rather than go to Pharaoh and lose his life. Therefore, he presented his case to Pharaoh and said, "I was afraid that he would punish me for the death of the Copt and that he would not violate the law, so I fled from him.
Then my Lord gave me wisdom. He raised me and bestowed miracles upon me. He made me a Prophet and sent us to you as messengers, together with my brother Aaron, to announce the Truth to you and the people.
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And when I feared you, I fled from among you at once. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the prophets, he says. Made me one of the prophets.
Moses (peace be upon him) is bewildered at the Copt's death. He knows its penalty is retaliation (qisas). So rather than go to Pharaoh and lose his life, he prefers to get away from Pharaoh and leaves Pharaoh's household. So, setting out his situation to Pharaoh: Upon the Copt's death, since he would not go against the laws, I feared he would punish me too, and I fled from him, he says. Then my Lord granted me wisdom, raised me and bestowed miracles on me. He made me a prophet and, to make the truth heard to you and to the people, together with my brother Aaron sent us to you as messengers, he said.