Then there came the danger of the guards to find the child...
Then there came the danger of the guards to find the child and the poor mother trembled with fear and was filled up with a knocking down grief:ِ ``And We inspired the mother of Moses to suckle him and when you fear for him cast him into the sea. So fear not and grieve not. We will return him to you and we will make him of the Apostles.'' When the baby was picked out of the sea by Pharaoh's body-guards, there was a hot controversy whether to kill the child or not.
It so happened that the queen was attracted by the baby. The king had no son; and the queen prevented them to kill the child. They were sure enough that he was an Israelite baby, for being thrown in the sea. Yet the queen said to the king:ِ ``He can be a joy of eye (CAUSE OF HAPPINESS) for me and you. So do not kill him. Perhaps he may profit us, or we may take him for a son.'' Moses was accepted by A"SIYEH, the queen of Egypt as a son.
He was now to be brought up under the charge of the king's court, because it was God's will that he might learn all the wisdom and erudition of the Egyptians in order to expose all that was hollow and wicked in it. [ 551 ] وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَى فَارِغاً إِنْ كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِى بِهِ لَوْلاَ أَنْ رَّبَطْنَا عَلَى قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(( 10 )) 10- THE MORNING CAME WHEN THE HEART OF MOSES' MOTHER WAS EMPTY (OF FEAR AND GRIEF).
SHE WAS WELLNIGH TO DISCLOSE WHO HE WAS, HAD WE NOT STRENGTHENED HER HEART IN ORDER TO BE OF THE BELIEVERS. وَقَالَتْ لاُِخْتِهِ قُصِّيهِ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَنْ جُنُب وَهُمْ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ(( 11 )) 11- AND SHE SAID TO HIS SISTER; ``FOLLOW HIM UP''. SO SHE WATCHED HIM FROM A DISTANCE, WHILE THEY KNEW NOT.
وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْت يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ(( 12 )) 12- AND WE FORBADE HIM TO SUCK ANY FOSTER MOTHER FROM BEFORE.
THEN (HIS SISTER) SAID:ِ ``SHALL I LEAD YOU TO A HOUSEHOLD TO TAKE CHARGE OF HIM FOR YOU, WHO ARE WELL-WISHERS FOR HIM.'' فَرَدَدْنَاهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلاَ تَحْزَنَ وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللهِ حَقٌّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ(( 13 )) 13- SO WE RETURNED HIM TO HIS MOTHER, TO ENLIGHTEN HER EYES (WITH JOY), AND THAT SHE MIGHT NOT GRIEVE, AND TO KNOW THAT THE PROMISE OF GOD IS TRUE; THOUGH MOST OF THEM DO NOT KNOW.
[ 552 ] THE COMMENTARY GOD RETURNS MOSES TO HIS MOTHER VERSE NO.10ِ13 She handed over her baby to the sea, but soon after, a storm of sorrow overtook her heart.