Transliteration:( Fa akhaznaahu wa junoo dahoo fanabaznaahum fil yammi fanzur kaifa kaana 'aaqibatuz zaalimeen )
110. This means the people of Pharaoh were like concrete and stones in front of Allah, and Allah Almighty drowned them in the Red Sea in total contempt. This tells us that if man does not possess faith, he is completely worthless.
111. This means "Oh reciter of the Holy QUR'AAN! ponder over the horrible fate of these faithless people!". Thus, by sight means to ponder, to reflect, i.e. the sight of the inner intelligence. From this we learn that to reflect on the infidelity of the infidels is a Divine Command and an act of worship. Or it could mean, "Oh My Beloved see how horrible has been the end of these wretched infidels". This also implies that the sight of the Holy Prophet is on everything past. future, present and things which still is not in existence. On the night of Me'raj the Holy Prophet had seen those people being punished in Hell who were to be born many centuries after him and would be punished only after the Day of Judgement. Hazrat Jibraeel (On whom be peace) said these are the devours of usury from your Ummah, these are the Ulama who did not practise what they preached, etc.
The tafsir of Surah Qasas verse 40 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qasas ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 42.
(28:40) Eventually We seized him and his hosts and We flung them into the sea.[56] So do see the end of the wrong-doers!
56. Allah in these words has depicted their worthlessness and insignificance as against their false pride. They thought they were big people, but when the respite, Allah had granted them to reform, came to an end, they were thrown into the sea like rubbish.
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