Yūnus 10:75
The verses
Then, after them, We sent Moses and Aaron unto Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our revelations, but they were arrogant and were a guilty folk. — Marmaduke Pickthall
And when the Truth from Our presence came unto them, they said: Lo! this is mere magic. — Marmaduke Pickthall
Moses said: Speak ye (so) of the Truth when it hath come unto you? Is this magic? Now magicians thrive not. — Marmaduke Pickthall
They said: Hast thou come unto us to pervert us from that (faith) in which we found our fathers, and that you two may own the place of greatness in the land? We will not believe you two. — Marmaduke Pickthall
The issue
According to the context of these verses, Moses asks Pharaoh and his people to believe in the faith of Moses and abandon the faith of their ancestors. This request is clearly seen in verse 78, and Islamic commentator al-Rāzī states that the Egyptians would not abandon their faith because it was the faith of their fathers. However, the Old Testament, written many centuries earlier than the Qur’ān, states that the mission of Moses to Pharaoh was limited to the release of the Children of Israel and not an invitation to faith. (See Exod. 5.1-5).
Arabic text of this item
بحسب سياق الآيات، فإن مُوسَى قد دعا فرعون وملأه للإيمان بعقيدة موسى وترك دين أبآئهم وأجدادهم، ويبدو هذا واضحًا في الآية 78 حيث علق الرازي عليها: «لا نترك الدين الذي نحن عليه، لأنا وجدنا آبائنا عليه...». ولكن التوراة التي تعود إلى أكثر من عشرين قرنًا قبل القرآن، تفيدنا أن إرسالية مُوسَى إلى فرعون كانت محصورة فقط في إطلاق بني إسرائيل للخروج من أرض مصر ولم تتطرق إلى الدعوة للإيمان (سِفْرُ الخروج 5: 1 - 5).
Sources cited
- al-Rāzī, Tafsīr 17: 148.
- الرازي، تفسير 17: 148.
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