فَمَا
بَكَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ
وَمَا
كَانُواْ
مُنظَرِينَ
٢٩
Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor was their fate delayed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of Musa and Fir`awn, and how the Children of Israel were saved
Allah tells us, `before these idolators, We tested the people of Fir`awn, the copts of Egypt.'
وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
(when there came to them a noble Messenger) means, Musa, peace be upon him, the one to whom Allah spoke.
…The Story of Musa and Fir`awn, and how the Children of Israel were saved
Allah tells us, `before these idolators, We tested the people of Fir`awn, the
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