Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Al-Qasas 28:14

Surah Al-Qasas 28:14

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ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ

And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.

How Musa killed a Coptic Man Allah tells:

ولما بلغ أشده واستوى آتيناه حكما وعلما

And when he reached maturity, and was complete, We bestowed on him Hukm and knowledge. 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.

وكذلك نجزي المحسنين

And thus do We reward the doers of good. Then Allah describes how Musa reached the status that was decreed for him, that of Prophethood and speaking to Allah, as a direct consequence of killing the Coptic, which was the reason why he left Egypt and went to Madyan. Allah says:

Tafsir of Al-Qasas 28:14

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