Pharaoh’s wife said ˹to him˺, “˹This baby is˺ a source of joy for me and you. Do not kill him. Perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” They were unaware ˹of what was to come˺.
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...
We wonder sometimes how all these visibly corrupt and horrible people are surrounded with so much wealth, joy, and comfort. In this passage about some of the worst and most corrupt leaders of all time, the Quran points to all these wonderful things Firawn has -- power, influence, wealth, and now even a baby boy. Children are objectively blessings to those around them. Even the family of Firawn were sober enough to recognize the joy a child would ...
A mother’s love is one of the greatest blessings which is often overlooked. We see this in the story of Musa (as) in Surah Qasas where Allah (swt) says:'And we were inspired to the mother of Musa.' Allah (swt) inspired the mother of Musa. To feed him.
And then Allah tells her, if you get scared. He gives her very specific instructions. He (swt) says feed him and then if you become fearful, if you become scared of the army comin...
Within these verses is a perfect depiction of Al-khabeer (The All Aware), a-Jabar (The Restorer), A-raqeeb (The Watchful), Al-wakeel (The Disposer of Affairs). Allah orchestrates these events and accounts for all things human nature that may have put Musa in harm, from his mother's fear to Firawn's hesitation. Note that she nurses him first, and later, it is his familiarity for his mother's breast that reunites them.