Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Az-Zukhruf 43:51

Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:51

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ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ

And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?

Fir`awn's Address to His People and how Allah punished Him Allah informs that;

ونادى فرعون في قومه قال يا قوم

And Fir`awn proclaimed among his people (saying): "O my people! Allah tells us how Fir`awn stubbornly persisted in his rebellion and disbelief. He assembled his people and addressed them in a vainglorious fashion, boasting of his dominion over Egypt.

أليس لي ملك مصر

وهذه اﻻنهار تجري من تحتي

Is not mine the dominion of Egypt, and these rivers flowing underneath me? Qatadah said, "They had gardens and rivers of flowing water.''

أفﻼ تبصرون

See you not then? means, `do you not see my position of might and power' -- implying that Musa and his followers were poor and weak. This is like the Ayah:

فحشر فنادى

فقال أنا ربكم اﻻعلى

فٲخذه الله نكال اﻻخرة واﻻولى

Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud, saying: "I am your lord, most high.'' So Allah seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. (79:23-25)

Tafsir of Az-Zukhruf 43:51

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