Surah 20 · verse 38
Taha 20:38
Sign in to listenإِذْ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰ
idh awhayna ila ummika ma yuha
When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا
Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."
Verse 36قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ
[Allah] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.
Verse 37وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰ
And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,
إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰ
When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,
أَنِ اقْذِفِيهِ فِي التَّابُوتِ فَاقْذِفِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّي وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهُ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِي
[Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.
Verse 40إِذْ تَمْشِي أُخْتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكْفُلُهُ ۖ فَرَجَعْنَاكَ إِلَىٰ أُمِّكَ كَيْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ ۚ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا فَنَجَّيْنَاكَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّاكَ فُتُونًا ۚ فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِينَ فِي أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٍ يَا مُوسَىٰ
[And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.
Verse 41وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِي
And I produced you for Myself.
