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Surah Al-Isra, Verse 101

سورة الإسراء، الآية ١٠١

17:101 Juz 15 Hizb 30 Page 292 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 17:101

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسْعَ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ فَسْـَٔلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِذْ جَآءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُۥ فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ مَسْحُورًا ۝١٠١

Transliteration

walaqad ātaynā mūsā tis'ʿa āyātin bayyinātin fasal banī is'rāīla idh jāahum faqāla lahu fir'ʿawnu innī la-aẓunnuka yāmūsā masḥūran

Translation

And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."

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Verse 101 of Surah Al-Isra (17:101), a Meccan surah, is in juz 15, on page 292 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Al-Mukhtasar

I granted Moses nine clear proofs which bore testimony for him. They are the staff, the hand, the famine, decrease in fruits, the hurricane, locusts, lice, frogs and blood. O Messenger, ask the Jews when Moses brought these miracles to their predecessors and Pharaoh said: I see you, O Moses, as a man afflicted by magic, as you bring strange things.

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Other translations of verse 101

We gave Moses nine clear signs. Ask the Children of Israel when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him, “O Moses, I certainly think that you are bewitched82.”

Notes

[82] Makkans are warned by his example not to hasten their punishment by asking for miracles that they would not believe.

And indeed We gave Mûsâ (Moses) nine clear signs. Ask then the Children of Israel, when he came to them, then Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said to him: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! I think you are indeed bewitched."

And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pharaoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses.

To Moses We did give Nine Clear Signs: As the Children of Israel: when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider thee, indeed, to have been worked upon by sorcery!

And certainly We gave Musa nine clear signs; so ask the children of Israel. When he came to them, Firon said to him: Most surely I deem you, O Musa, to be a man deprived of reason.

And indeed We already brought Musa (Moses) nine supremely evident signs. So ask the Seeds (Or: sons) of Israel) (about that). As he came to them, (then) Firaawn (Pharaoh) said to him, "Surely I indeed surmise, O Musa, that you are bewitched."

Verse 101 word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly
  2. ءَاتَيْنَا ātaynā We had given أ ت ي
  3. مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa
  4. تِسْعَ tis'ʿa nine ت س ع
  5. ءَايَٰتٍۭ āyātin Signs أ ي ي
  6. بَيِّنَٰتٍ bayyinātin clear ب ي ن
  7. فَسْـَٔلْ fasal so ask س أ ل
  8. بَنِىٓ banī (the) Children of Israel ب ن ي
  9. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ is'rāīla (the) Children of Israel
  10. إِذْ idh when
  11. جَآءَهُمْ jāahum he came to them ج ي أ
  12. فَقَالَ faqāla then said ق و ل
  13. لَهُۥ lahu to him
  14. فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun
  15. إِنِّى innī Indeed, I
  16. لَأَظُنُّكَ la-aẓunnuka [I] think you ظ ن ن
  17. يَٰمُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa
  18. مَسْحُورًا masḥūran (you are) bewitched س ح ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3144

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Accompany us to this Prophet.' So his companion said: 'Do not say: "Prophet," for if he hears you calling him a Prophet then he will be happy.' So they went to the Prophet (ﷺ) to question him about Allah, the Most High, saying: And indeed we gave Musa nine clear signs…

"‏ لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تَزْنُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا وَلاَ تَسْحَرُوا وَلاَ تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى سُلْطَانٍ فَيَقْتُلَهُ وَلاَ…

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Verses related to verse 101

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-A’raf 7:133

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ ءَايَٰتٍ مُّفَصَّلَٰتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ

    So We sent upon them the flood and locusts and lice and frogs and blood as distinct signs, but they were arrogant and were a criminal people.

  • Al-Isra 17:90

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَنۢبُوعًا

    And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring

  • An-Naml 27:10–12

    وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّى لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ …

    And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allāh said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear. …

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