Tafsir for verse: 7:141
وَإِذۡ أَنجَيۡنَٰكُم مِّنۡ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ يَسُومُونَكُمۡ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمۡۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ عَظِيمٞ ١٤١ ﴿141﴾
141(Remember) when We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh who inflicted grievous torment upon you, slaughtered your sons and left your women alive. In all that there was a great trial from your Lord.
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Commentary
They inflict upon you the worst of punishment, seeking to intensify the torment upon you, as one seeks a commodity when requesting it. If you say: What is the position of 'They inflict upon you'? I say: It is an initiation with no specific position. It may also be an adjective for the addressees or for the people of Pharaoh. And that is an indication of salvation or of punishment. And the trial: it is either a blessing or a hardship. And it is recited: 'They kill' with a lighter pronunciation.
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