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Reflections on Surah Al-Qasas Ayah 4

28:4
ان فرعون علا في الارض وجعل اهلها شيعا يستضعف طايفة منهم يذبح ابناءهم ويستحيي نساءهم انه كان من المفسدين ٤
إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًۭا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَآئِفَةًۭ مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ٤
إِنَّﲞ
فِرۡعَوۡنَﲟ
عَلَاﲠ
فِيﲡ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِﲢ
وَجَعَلَﲣ
أَهۡلَهَاﲤ
شِيَعٗاﲥ
يَسۡتَضۡعِفُﲦ
طَآئِفَةٗﲧ
مِّنۡهُمۡﲨ
يُذَبِّحُﲩ
أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡﲪ
وَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦﲫ
نِسَآءَهُمۡۚﲬﲭ
إِنَّهُۥﲮ
كَانَﲯ
مِنَﲰ
ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَﲱ
٤ﲲ
Indeed, Pharaoh ˹arrogantly˺ elevated himself in the land and divided its people into ˹subservient˺ groups, one of which he persecuted, slaughtering their sons and keeping their women. He was truly one of the corruptors.
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Fariha Guncha
12 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 28:4, 28:8-9
The ultimate irony of Ashura is our perception of it. We remember it as the day victory was written for Musa (AS), when in reality, that victory had been written decades earlier.

Terrified by a prophecy that a boy would one day overthrow him, Pharaoh ordered the systematic slaughter of countless innocent infants to preserve his throne. Yet Allah overturned his every calculation. The very child Pharaoh sought to eliminate was placed under his own...
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Abdelrahman Badawy
32 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 28:4-6, 7:128, 8:36
I feel sorry for the people who don't have the conviction that good will prevail over evil in both this world and the next.

I don't say that sarcastically or with any condescension. I genuinely feel bad.

Faith builds conviction. Grow your faith, and your conviction will skyrocket.

Sometimes despite it all, you laugh for a brief moment... All this work, all this money spent, all this brute force, all this destruction... and they will lose anywa...
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Hammad Fahim
35 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 28:1-20
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh!

InshaAllah we will continue our Live Interactive Reflection Workshops -Reflection Retreats at 2:30pm (GMT) / 17 January 2026.

These workshops are designed to help you in reflecting on the Quran more effectively inshAllah. The sessions touch on;

1- The Five Lenses for reflecting on the Quran as developed by our resident scholar Dr. Sohaib Saeed which you can find here http://www.quranrefle...
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Mohannad Hakeem
last year · Referencing Ayah 28:4-6
Musa's Life design..

This is a series of videos that I am sharing this Ramadan to reflect on how Allah designed the life of prophet Musa (AS), as in the Ayah:
واصطنعتك لنفسي
Where the word 'صناعة' refers to development, creation, manufacturing, and nurturing...

For episode (1) - see video in the comment section: The back story: The plan of the Pharaoh vs. The plan of Allah ..

The most impactful lives are designed in the middle of all the cha...
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Hammad Fahim
3 years ago · Referencing Ayah 28:13, 28:4-7, 28:85
Hope in Times of Crisis

In Surah Al-Qasas, Allah reveals the arrogance, torture, and horror inflicted by Pharaoh upon the Bani Israil, including the slaughter of innocent babies while sparing the women. This depiction of Pharaoh as a baby killer evokes a sense of despair and grief, making the prospect of the oppressed becoming leaders seem far-fetched.

However, amidst this backdrop, the Quran unveils Allah's plan: 'But it was Our Will to favour...
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Hana Alasry
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 28:1-6
The surah begins with three letters, of which the meaning is not understood. Just as in surat baqara, it is followed by a reference to the Quran as a book of certainty/guidance. Lesson 1: We humans know not while Allah knows. What we need to know is present in Allah's words.

Musa (AS) is the Prophet mentioned most often in the Quran. His story parallels the Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) in many ways from having to watch his people be tortured (in Mec...
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