وَدَخَلَ
ٱلۡمَدِينَةَ
عَلَىٰ
حِينِ
غَفۡلَةٖ
مِّنۡ
أَهۡلِهَا
فَوَجَدَ
فِيهَا
رَجُلَيۡنِ
يَقۡتَتِلَانِ
هَٰذَا
مِن
شِيعَتِهِۦ
وَهَٰذَا
مِنۡ
عَدُوِّهِۦۖ
فَٱسۡتَغَٰثَهُ
ٱلَّذِي
مِن
شِيعَتِهِۦ
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِي
مِنۡ
عَدُوِّهِۦ
فَوَكَزَهُۥ
مُوسَىٰ
فَقَضَىٰ
عَلَيۡهِۖ
قَالَ
هَٰذَا
مِنۡ
عَمَلِ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ
إِنَّهُۥ
عَدُوّٞ
مُّضِلّٞ
مُّبِينٞ
١٥
And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader.
— M. Pickthall
And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people1 and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."
— Saheeh International
And he entered the city at a time when its people were not watching: and he found there two men fighting,- one of his own religion, and the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own religion appealed to him against his foe, and Moses struck him with his fist and made an end of him. He said: "This is a work of Evil (Satan): for he is an enemy that manifestly misleads!"
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
How Musa killed a Coptic Man
Having described Musa's beginnings, Allah then tells us that when he reached maturity, and was complete in stature, Allah gave him Hukm and religious knowledge. Mujahid said that this means prophethood.
وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِينَ
(And thus do We reward the doers of g
…How Musa killed a Coptic Man
Having described Musa's beginnings, Allah then tells us that when he reached maturity, and was complete in stature, Allah
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