Tafsir for verse: 28:20
وَجَآءَ رَجُلٞ مِّنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَلَأَ يَأۡتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقۡتُلُوكَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ ٢٠ ﴿20
20And there came a man running from the farthest part of the city. He said, “The chiefs are counseling each other about you, so that they kill you. So, leave (the city). I am one of your well-wishers.”
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Commentary

It is said: The man is the believer of Pharaoh's people, and he was a cousin of Pharaoh. And 'yas'aa' can be understood as an elevation and description of a man, and its standing can be a state of him, because it has been specified by the description with his saying 'from the farthest part of the city.' And if it is made a connection for 'ja'a,' it is not permissible in 'yas'aa' except as a description. And 'al-aitimaar' means consultation. It is said: The two men consult each other and give advice to one another, because each one of them commands his companion about something or advises him about a matter. And the meaning is: They consult because of you, for there is clarification, and it is not a connection of the sincere advisors.

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