Surah Tahrim ayat 11 Tafsir Quran 66:11

﴿وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا امْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ابْنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِي مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِ وَنَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ﴾
[ التحريم: 11]

66:11 And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people."

And God has struck a similitude for those who believe the wife of Pharaoh — she believed in Moses her name was Āsiya; Pharaoh chastised her by tying her hands and feet to pegs and placing a huge millstone on her chest and having her laid out in the sun; but when those in charge of her would leave her the angels would come to shade her — when she said during her torture ‘My Lord build for me a home near You in Paradise — so He disclosed for her a veil of the Unseen and she saw it which in turn alleviated for her the torture — and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work his torture and deliver me from the evildoing folk’ the followers of his Pharaoh’s religion whereat God took unto Himself her spirit in death. Ibn Kaysān said ‘She was raised to Paradise alive where she eats and drinks’.

And Allah cites an example of those who live in an atmosphere of wickedness but with divine standards: Pharaohs wife who invoked Allah: My Creator, she said, I pray and beseech You to provide me with a dwelling in your heavens realm and to rescue me from Pharaoh and his tyranny and oppression and from those who do not observe the principles of justice and fair dealing

The Disbelievers can cause no Harm to the Believers This is a parable that Allah made of the believers, in that, if they needed to, their association with the disbelievers will not harm them.
Allah the Exalted said, لاَّ يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَىْءٍ إِلاَ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنْهُمْ تُقَـةً ( Let not the believers take the disbelievers as protecting friends instead of the believers, and whoever does that, will never be helped by Allah in any way, except you indeed fear a danger from them. ) ( 3:28 ) Qatadah said, "Fir`awn was the most tyrannical among the people of the earth and the most disbelieving.
By Allah! His wife was not affected by her husband's disbelief, because she obeyed her Lord.
Therefore, let it be known that Allah is the Just Judge Who will not punish anyone except for their own sins." Ibn Jarir recorded that Sulayman said, "The wife of Fir`awn was tortured under the sun and when Fir`awn would finish the torture session, the angels would shade her with their wings.
She was shown her house in Paradise." Ibn Jarir said that Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazzah said, "Fir`awn's wife used to ask, `Who prevailed' When she was told, `Musa and Harun prevailed', she said, `I believe in the Lord of Musa and Harun.' Fir`awn sent his aides to her and said to them, `Find the biggest stone.
If she insists on keeping her faith, throw the stone on her, otherwise she is my wife.
When they came to her, she looked up to the sky and was able to see her house in Paradise.
She persisted on the faith and her soul was then captured.
The stone was thrown on her lifeless body." This is the meaning of her statement, رَبِّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِ ( My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir`awn and his work, ) means, `deliver me from him, because I am innocent of his actions,' وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( and save me from the people who are wrongdoers. ) Her name was Asiyah bint Muzahim, may Allah be pleased with her.
Allah said, وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَةَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِى أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا ( And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran who guarded her chastity (private part ).) meaning, who protected and purified her honor, by being chaste and free of immorality, فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا ( And We breathed into it (private part ) through Our Ruh,) meaning, through the angel Jibril.
Allah sent the angel Jibril to Maryam, and he came to her in the shape of a man in every respect.
Allah commanded him to blow into a gap of her garment and that breath went into her womb through her private part; this is how `Isa was conceived.
This is why Allah said here, فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَـتِ رَبَّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ ( And We breathed into it through Our Ruh, and she testified to the truth of her Lords Kalimat, and His Kutub, ) meaning His decree and His legislation. وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَـنِتِينَ ( and she was of the Qanitin. ) Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew four lines on the ground and said,
«أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟»
( Do you know what these lines represent ) They said, `Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said,
«أَفْضَلُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ: خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَفَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ، وَآسِيَةُ بِنْتُ مُزَاحِمٍ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْن»
( The best among the women of Paradise are Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint `Imran and Asiyah bint Muzahim, wife of Fir`awn. ) It is confirmed in the Two Sahihs from Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«كَمُلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَثِيرٌ وَلَمْ يَكْمُلْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا آسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَمَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ، وَخَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ عَائِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضْلِ الثَّرِيدِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الطَّعَام»
( Many men have reached the level of perfection, but none among women have reached this level except Asiyah -- Fir`awn's wife, Maryam--the daughter of `Imran, and Khadijah--the daughter of Khuwaylid.
And no doubt, the superiority of `A'ishah to other women is like the superiority of Tharid to other meals. ) In my book, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, I have mentioned these Hadiths using their various chains of narration in relating the story of Prophet `Isa and his mother Maryam, peace be upon them, all praise be to Allah.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat At-Tahrim, all thanks and praise are due to Allah.

(66:11) Allah has set forth for the believers the parable of Pharaoh's wife. She prayed: 'My Lord, build for me a house with You in Paradise and deliver me from Pharaoh and his misdeeds; *25 and deliver me from the iniquitous people.'

And Allah presents an example of those meaning

*25) From Pharaoh and his work": from the evil end that Pharaoh would meet in consequence of his evil deeds.

 

The Disbelievers can cause no Harm to the Believers This is a parable that Allah made of the believers, in that, if they needed to, their association with the disbelievers will not harm them.
Allah the Exalted said, لاَّ يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَىْءٍ إِلاَ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنْهُمْ تُقَـةً ( Let not the believers take the disbelievers as protecting friends instead of the believers, and whoever does that, will never be helped by Allah in any way, except you indeed fear a danger from them. ) ( 3:28 ) Qatadah said, "Fir`awn was the most tyrannical among the people of the earth and the most disbelieving.
By Allah! His wife was not affected by her husband's disbelief, because she obeyed her Lord.
Therefore, let it be known that Allah is the Just Judge Who will not punish anyone except for their own sins." Ibn Jarir recorded that Sulayman said, "The wife of Fir`awn was tortured under the sun and when Fir`awn would finish the torture session, the angels would shade her with their wings.
She was shown her house in Paradise." Ibn Jarir said that Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazzah said, "Fir`awn's wife used to ask, `Who prevailed' When she was told, `Musa and Harun prevailed', she said, `I believe in the Lord of Musa and Harun.' Fir`awn sent his aides to her and said to them, `Find the biggest stone.
If she insists on keeping her faith, throw the stone on her, otherwise she is my wife.
When they came to her, she looked up to the sky and was able to see her house in Paradise.
She persisted on the faith and her soul was then captured.
The stone was thrown on her lifeless body." This is the meaning of her statement, رَبِّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِ ( My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir`awn and his work, ) means, `deliver me from him, because I am innocent of his actions,' وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( and save me from the people who are wrongdoers. ) Her name was Asiyah bint Muzahim, may Allah be pleased with her.
Allah said, وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَةَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِى أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا ( And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran who guarded her chastity (private part ).) meaning, who protected and purified her honor, by being chaste and free of immorality, فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا ( And We breathed into it (private part ) through Our Ruh,) meaning, through the angel Jibril.
Allah sent the angel Jibril to Maryam, and he came to her in the shape of a man in every respect.
Allah commanded him to blow into a gap of her garment and that breath went into her womb through her private part; this is how `Isa was conceived.
This is why Allah said here, فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَـتِ رَبَّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ ( And We breathed into it through Our Ruh, and she testified to the truth of her Lords Kalimat, and His Kutub, ) meaning His decree and His legislation. وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَـنِتِينَ ( and she was of the Qanitin. ) Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew four lines on the ground and said, «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟» ( Do you know what these lines represent ) They said, `Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, «أَفْضَلُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ: خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَفَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ، وَآسِيَةُ بِنْتُ مُزَاحِمٍ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْن» ( The best among the women of Paradise are Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint `Imran and Asiyah bint Muzahim, wife of Fir`awn. ) It is confirmed in the Two Sahihs from Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «كَمُلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَثِيرٌ وَلَمْ يَكْمُلْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا آسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَمَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ، وَخَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ عَائِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضْلِ الثَّرِيدِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الطَّعَام» ( Many men have reached the level of perfection, but none among women have reached this level except Asiyah -- Fir`awn's wife, Maryam--the daughter of `Imran, and Khadijah--the daughter of Khuwaylid.
And no doubt, the superiority of `A'ishah to other women is like the superiority of Tharid to other meals. ) In my book, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, I have mentioned these Hadiths using their various chains of narration in relating the story of Prophet `Isa and his mother Maryam, peace be upon them, all praise be to Allah.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat At-Tahrim, all thanks and praise are due to Allah.

Allah then encouraged them to repent and be good and follow the example of Asiyah Bint Muzahim and Mary daughter of Amran, saying: ( And Allah citeth an example ) Allah explained the trait to be followed ( for those who believe ) giving the example of two Muslim women: ( the wife of Pharaoh ) Asiyah Bint Muzahim ( when she said ) regarding Pharaoh’s torture of her: ( My Lord! Build for me a home with Thee in the Garden ) so that Pharaoh’s torture becomes bearable for me, ( and deliver me from Pharaoh ) from the religion of Pharaoh ( and his work ) and his torture, ( and deliver me from evil doing folk ) the disbelievers. Thus the disbelief of her husband did not harm her because of her faith and sincerity;

And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe, the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), when she said: "My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his work, and save me from the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in Allah).

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