Tafsir for verse: 43:54
فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ قَوۡمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ ٥٤ ﴿54﴾
54Thus he made fool of his people, and they obeyed him. Surely they were a sinful people.
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Commentary
So he made light of his people and provoked them. Its reality is: he led them to make light of him and what he wanted from them. Likewise: 'provoked' is from their saying for something light: 'fazz'.
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