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Surah Hud, Verse 97

سورة هود، الآية ٩٧

11:97 Juz 12 Hizb 24 Page 232 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 11:97

إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَآ أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ ۝٩٧

Transliteration

ilā fir'ʿawna wamala-ihi fa-ittabaʿū amra fir'ʿawna wamā amru fir'ʿawna birashīdin

Translation

To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.

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Verse 97 of Surah Hud (11:97), a Meccan surah, is in juz 12, on page 232 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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Tafsir of verse 97

Al-Mukhtasar

I sent Moses to Pharaoh and the nobles from his people. These nobles followed Pharaoh’s command to them to disbelieve in Allah. The command of Pharaoh was not one that was right to be followed.

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Other translations of verse 97

to Pharaoh and his courtiers, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, even though the command of Pharaoh was misguided.

To Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they followed the command of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and the command of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) was no right guide.

Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they did follow the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was no right guide.

Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs: but they followed the command of Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh was no right (guide).

To Firon and his chiefs, but they followed the bidding of Firon, and Firon's bidding was not right-directing.

To Firaawn (pharaoh) and his chiefs. Yet they closely followed the command of Firaawn, and in no way was the command of Firaawn most- right-minded.

Verse 97 word by word

  1. إِلَىٰ ilā To
  2. فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun
  3. وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ wamala-ihi and his chiefs م ل أ
  4. فَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ fa-ittabaʿū but they followed ت ب ع
  5. أَمْرَ amra (the) command of Firaun أ م ر
  6. فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (the) command of Firaun
  7. وَمَآ wamā and not
  8. أَمْرُ amru (the) command of Firaun أ م ر
  9. فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (the) command of Firaun
  10. بِرَشِيدٍ birashīdin was right ر ش د

Verses related to verse 97

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Muzzammil 73:16

    فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

    But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

  • An-Nazi’at 79:21–26

    فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ …

    But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed. …

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