Surah Ad Dukhaan ayat 17 Tafsir Quran 44:17

﴿۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ﴾
[ الدخان: 17]

44:17 And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,

And certainly We tried We tested before them the people of Pharaoh together with him when a messenger came to them namely Moses peace be upon him who was honoured before God exalted be He

And long before them -the Quraishites- We had tested the people of Pharaoh. There came to them a noble Messenger -Mussa (Moses)- inviting them graciously to do what was agreeable and he presented them with inducements

(44:17) Indeed before that We subjected the Pharaonites to the same test. A noble Messenger *14 came to them

And We had already tried before them meaning

*14) The words rasul-un karim in the original imply a man who is characterised with most noble traits of character and highly praiseworthy qualities.

 

( And verily We tried before them ) before the Quraysh ( Pharaoh’s folk ) by punishing them, ( when there came unto them a noble messenger ) i.e. Moses,

And indeed We tried before them Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Musa (Moses)],

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