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Surah ash-Shu`ara' (The Poets ) 26 : 16

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(26:16:1)
fatiyā
So both of you
(26:16:2)
(26:16:3)
faqūlā
and say
(26:16:4)
(26:16:5)
rasūlu
(are the) Messenger
(26:16:6)
rabbi
(of the) Lord
(26:16:7)
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds

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Explanatory Note

Moses and Aaron are told to clearly outline to Pharaoh their assigned mission, fearing nothing and hiding nothing: “Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all the worlds.’” The Arabic text uses the singular form for ‘messenger’, rasūl, although the task is assigned to both brothers. However, because the assignment given to both is a single one, they are treated as a single messenger to Pharaoh, the despot who claimed to be God and declared to his people: “I know of no deity for you other than myself!” (28: 38) Thus, the mission assigned to them is to declare the truth of God’s oneness right at the very outset and without ambiguity or hesitation. There is to be no precaution against any adverse reception.

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The subject matter and the style show that this Surah was revealed during the middle Makkan period. According to Ibn Abbas (a great companion of the Prophet), Surah 20: Ta Ha was revealed, followed by Surah 56: al-Waqi’ah (The Occurrence) and then Surah 26: ash-Shu’ara’ (The Poets).

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