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Tafheem-ul-Quran - Abul Ala Maududi translation for Surah Ad-Dukhan — Ayah 18

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44:18

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ ١٨

(and said):¹ “Deliver to me Allah's servants.² I am a trustworthy Messenger to you,³

Footnotes

[1] That is, leave the children of Israel to go with me. This demand is synonymous with the demand made in(Surah Al- Aaraf, Ayat 105); (Surah TaHa, Ayat 47 )and(Surah Ash- Shurra, Ayat 17). Another translation that has been reported from Abdullah ibn Abbas is: Servants of Allah, fulfill my right, i.e. accept what I say, believe in me, follow my guidance. This is my right on you from Allah. The following sentence: I am a trustworthy Messenger to you is more in keeping with the second meaning.
[2] That is, I am a reliable Messenger: I do not forge anything from myself, nor am I the one who would present something based on personal interest or desire, or forge a command or law, in the name of Allah. Rest assured that I shall convey to you intact only that which my Sender has commanded. It should be noted that these two sentences belong to the time when the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) first started preaching Allah’s message.
[3] Qira’at: Hamza and Roways read it as: “. . . they converse with one another secretly in sin . . .”
[4] Qira’at: Roways read it as: “. . . do not converse with one another secretly in sin . . .”
[5] Qira’at: Nafieʻ read it as: “. . . that he may make those who have attained faith sad .”
[6] One should note that the sayings of the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) being cited here, are not parts of a continuous address delivered by him at any one time, but they are a summary in a few sentences of what he said to Pharaoh and his courtiers on different occasions during many years. (For the details, see(Surah Al-Aaraf, Ayats 103-136);(Surah Younus, Ayats 75-92); (Surah TaHa, Ayats 45-76); (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayats 10-68); (Surah An-Naml, Ayats 7-14);(Surah Al-Qasas, Ayats 32-42); (Surah Al-Mumin, Ayats 23-46); (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayats 46-56); and the corresponding E.Ns.)

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<i class="s">(from the whisperers)</i>among the race of unseen beings<sup foot_note="81506">1</sup>and mankind.”


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