Surah Ta-Ha 20:76
ﳠ ﳡ ﳢ ﳣ ﳤ ﳥ ﳦ ﳧ ﳨ ﳩ ﳪ ﳫ ﳬ
Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.
Tafsir of Ta-Ha 20:72-76
Tafsir
Al-Kashshaf
Verse range: 20:72-76
{And He who created us} This is a conjunction linked to "what has come to us," or it is an oath.
It is recited: "We will not prefer you over..." The explanation for this is that "life" (al-ḥayāh) in the famous reading is in the accusative case as an adverb of time (ẓarf). The scope of the adverb was expanded by treating it like a direct object, similar to saying "The day of Friday was fasted" (ṣīma yawmu al-jumʿah) instead of "I fasted on the day of Friday."
Historical Reports It is narrated that the sorcerers—meaning their leaders—were seventy-two: two were Copts, and the rest were from the Children of Israel. Pharaoh had forced them to learn sorcery.
It is also narrated that they said to Pharaoh: "Show us Moses while he is sleeping." He did so, and they found his staff guarding him. They said: "This is not the sorcery of a sorcerer, for if a sorcerer sleeps, his sorcery ceases." Yet, he insisted that they oppose him.
{He who purifies himself} Meaning: He who cleanses himself from the filth of sins. Ibn Abbas said: "It means [he who says] 'There is no god but God'."
It is said regarding these three verses: They are a narration of their speech. It is also said: They are a report from God, not in the form of a narration.