Tafsir for verse: 23:49
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ ٤٩ ﴿49﴾
49And, of course, We gave Mūsā the Book, so that they may take the right path.
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Commentary
Moses was given the Book, meaning the Torah, for the people of Moses, so that they may act by its laws and admonitions. As he said: 'in fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs,' referring to the family of Pharaoh. And as they say: 'Hashim,' 'Thaqif,' and 'Tamim,' referring to their people. It is not permissible for the pronoun in 'so that they may' to refer back to Pharaoh and his chiefs, because the Torah was given to the Children of Israel after the drowning of Pharaoh and his chiefs: 'And We certainly gave Moses the Book after We destroyed the former generations.'
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