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Qur'an 28:15
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Suraal-Qasas
Verse15
Juz'20
AboutKilling of the Coptic
Related VersesQur'an 26:14 • Qur'an 28:40 • Qur'an 28:16


Qur'an 28:15 refers to the incident of the killing of the Coptic man by Moses (a).[1]

Moses (a) has been described as a physically powerful man.[2] One day he entered the city, and the Qur'an records this entry with the description "at a time when its people were unaware."[3] The meaning of this expression is considered to be specific times of the day or night[4] or a special occasion[5] when the people of the city had closed their businesses.

The killing of the Coptic by Moses (a)

Based on Qur'an 28:15, Moses (a) encountered a scene of a fight between two people.[6] The Qur'an mentions one with the expression "from his followers,"[7] who is considered to be from the Banī Isrā'īl.[8] Moses had established connections with the Banī Isrā'īl since that time, and the expression "follower of Moses" refers to this.[9] The other person is mentioned with the expression "from his enemies,"[10] who is considered to be from the Copts (inhabitants of Egypt, followers of Pharaoh, and enemies of the Bani Isra'il[11]).[12]

The person who was a follower of Moses asked him for help. Moses struck the Coptic with his fist and the Coptic was killed.[13] It is said that Moses (a) did not intend to kill the Coptic and only did this for the sake of defending a believer. For this reason, God did not criticize his killing, and it is stated in Sura Ta-Ha: "You killed a person, and [We] delivered you from grief[14]".[15]

Then Moses (a) said, "This was of the work of Satan."[16] Exegetes have considered this address to be for the origin of the dispute between those two individuals, which Moses considered the work of Satan, and this address was not regarding the origin of Moses' own action.[17] Moses (a) was eventually forced to leave Egypt to save his life.[18]

Infallibility of Moses (a) and the Killing of the Coptic

Main article: Killing of the Coptic

It has been said that the Coptic man deserved to be killed and killing him was not considered a Sin. Although it would have been better if Moses (a) had delayed his killing, as this act caused him trouble and led to his departure from Egypt. Ultimately, this action of Moses (a) is called Tark al-Awla (performing the less desirable action), and his seeking of forgiveness is also said to be for this Tark al-Awla.[19] Some Sunni exegetes believe that the killing of the Coptic was an accidental homicide, and accidental homicide is among the minor sins, and Moses (a) sought forgiveness for committing this minor sin.[20]

Some believe that the killing of the Coptic is inconsistent with the infallibility of Moses (a).[21] They have cited verses of the Qur'an for this point.[22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ṭayyib, Aṭyab al-bayān, 1378 Sh, vol. 10, p. 214.
  2. ↑ Faḍl Allāh, Tafsīr min waḥy al-Qur'ān, 1419 AH, vol. 17, p. 275.
  3. ↑ Qur'an 28:15.
  4. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 Sh, vol. 16, p. 41.
  5. ↑ Mudarrisī, Min hudā al-Qur'ān, 1419 AH, vol. 9, p. 276.
  6. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1353 Sh, vol. 16, p. 54.
  7. ↑ Qur'an 28:15.
  8. ↑ Mudarrisī, Min hudā al-Qur'ān, 1419 AH, vol. 9, p. 277.
  9. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 Sh, vol. 16, p. 42.
  10. ↑ Qur'an 28:15.
  11. ↑ 'Imādzāda, Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā', 1380 Sh, pp. 515-521.
  12. ↑ Mudarrisī, Min hudā al-Qur'ān, 1419 AH, vol. 9, p. 277.
  13. ↑ Qur'an 28:15.
  14. ↑ Qur'an 20:40.
  15. ↑ Qirā'atī, Tafsīr-i nūr, 1383 Sh, vol. 9, p. 29.
  16. ↑ Qur'an 28:15.
  17. ↑ Ṭabāṭabā'ī, al-Mīzān, 1417 AH, vol. 16, p. 18; Mughniyya, Tafsīr al-Kāshif, 1424 AH, vol. 6, p. 55.
  18. ↑ Rāwandī, Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā', 1368 Sh, pp. 154-155.
  19. ↑ Shaykh al-Ṭūsī, al-Tibyān, Dār Iḥyā' al-Turāth al-'Arabī, vol. 8, p. 137.
  20. ↑ Zamakhsharī, al-Kashshāf, 1407 AH, vol. 3, p. 398; Ālūsī, Rūḥ al-ma'ānī, 1415 AH, vol. 10, p. 264.
  21. ↑ Fakhr al-Rāzī, Mafātīḥ al-ghayb, 1420 AH, vol. 24, p. 585.
  22. ↑ Fāḍil al-Miqdād, al-Lawāmi' al-ilāhiyya, 1380 Sh, p. 259.

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