[45] VERSES 16 & 17 فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا...
[45] VERSES 16 & 17 فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ {16} So go to Pharaoh and say: ‘We are the Rasools of the Lord of the Worlds [26:16] أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ {17} Then send with us the Children of Israel’ [26:17] Meaning of ‘The Children of Israel’ 1 – Exoteric Meaning ابن بابويه، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي السكري، قال: حدثنا محمد بن زكريا الجوهري، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن عمارة، عن أبيه، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: «كان يعقوب و عيص توأمين، فولد عيص ثم ولد يعقوب، فسمي يعقوب لأنه خرج بعقب أخيه عيص، و يعقوب هو إسرائيل، و معنى إسرائيل عبد الله، لأن (إسرا) هو عبد، و (ئيل) هو الله عز و جل Ibn Babuwayh said, ‘It was narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Al Qatan, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Sakry, from Muhammad Zakariyya Al Jowhary, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Amarat, from his father, From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘It was so that Yaqoub -as and Ays were twins, and Ays was born then Yaqoub -as was born.
Therefore, Yaqoub -as was named as such because he -as came after his -as brother Ays. And Yaqoub -as , he -as is Israel, and the meaning of ‘Israel’ is ‘servant of Allah -azwj ’. ‘Isra’ (means) servant, and ‘El’ refers to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.
[46] 2 – Esoteric Meaning عن أبي داود، عمن سمع رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله) يقول: «أنا عبد الله اسمي أحمد، و أنا عبد الله اسمي إسرائيل، فما أمره فقد أمرني، و ما عناه فقد عناني From Abu Dawood, from the one who heard Rasool-Allah -saww saying: ‘I -saww am a servant of Allah -azwj and my -saww name is Ahmad, and I -saww am a servant of Allah -azwj and my -saww name is Israel.
Thus, whatever He -azwj Commanded it, so He -azwj has Commanded me -saww , and whatever He -azwj has Meant it, so He -azwj has Meant me -saww ’’. [47] عن محمد بن علي، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: سألته عن قوله تعالى: يا بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ. قال: «هي خاصة بآل محمد From Muhammad Bin Ali, from Abu Abdullah -asws , said, ‘I asked him -asws about the Words of the Exalted O Children of Israel! [2:47] . He -asws said: ‘It is particular for the Progeny -asws of Muhammad -saww ’’.
[48] VERSES 18 – 22 قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ {18} (Pharaoh) said: ‘Did we not nourish you among us as a child, and you remained among us from your life-time, (many) years?
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