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12:78
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Verse · Āyah
12:78
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًۭا شَيْخًۭا كَبِيرًۭا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ٧٨
They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do kindness.
They said, "O 'Azeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."
They said: "O powerful chief (al-aziz)! His father is an age-stricken man, (and in order that he may not suffer) seize one of us in his stead. We indeed consider you an excellent person."
لَمَّا تَعَيَّنَ أخْذ بِنْيَامِينَ وَتَقَرَّرَ تَرْكُهُ عِنْدَ يُوسُفَ بِمُقْتَضَى اعْتِرَافِهِمْ، شَرَعُوا يَتَرَقَّقُونَ لَهُ وَيُعَطِّفُونَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَ ﴿قَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا﴾ يَعْنُونَ: وَهُوَ يُحِبُّهُ حُبًّا شَدِيدًا وَيَتَسَلَّى بِهِ عَنْ وَلَدِهِ الَّذِي فَقَدَهُ، ﴿فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ﴾ أَيْ: بَدَلَهُ، يَكُونُ عِنْدَكَ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ، ﴿إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ﴾ [[في أ: "لنراك" وهو خطأ.]] أَيْ: مِنَ الْعَادِلِينَ الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ الْقَابِلَيْنِ لِلْخَيْرِ. ﴿قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ نَأْخُذَ إِلا مَنْ وَجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِنْدَهُ﴾ أَيْ: كَمَا قُلْتُمْ وَاعْتَرَفْتُمْ، ﴿إِنَّا إِذًا لَظَالِمُونَ﴾ [أَيْ] [[زيادة من ت، أ.]] إِنْ أَخْذَنَا بَرِيئًا بِسَقِيمٍ.
About this surah
Makki · order 53
Summary
The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Holy Prophet's residence at Makkah, when the Quraish were considering the question of killing or exiling or imprisoning him. At that time some of the unbelievers put this question (probably at the instigation of the Jews) to test him :'Why did the Israelites go to Egypt?'' This question was asked because they knew that their story was not known to the Arabs for there was no mention of it whatever in their traditions and the Holy Prophet had never even referred to it before.
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