Transliteration:( Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa )
20. From this we learn that the power of the Holy Prophet ﷺ is far greater than that of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace). Because Hazrat Musa became unconscious by beholding the refulgence of Attributes, but our Holy Prophet ﷺ, who saw the Personal Light of Allah Almighty face to face, at which neither his eye winked, nor his blessed heart showed any sign of fear.
This means the sight of the Holy Prophet ﷺ beauteous Vision of Allah Almighty. He neither turned to the Lote Tree nor was he pre-occupied with seeing the splendour and light around it. He remained the seeker of the Allah Almighty and when he saw his Lord, he never as much as winked.
The tafsir of Surah Tur verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Tur ayat 5 which provides the complete commentary from verse 5 through 18.
(53:17) His eye did not waver, nor did it stray,[13]
13. That is, on the one hand, the Messenger (peace be upon him) of Allah was so firm and steadfast that even in the presence of the great divine splendor and glory his sight was not dazzled and he went on gazing at it with great composure. On the other hand, he was in such complete control of himself and so exclusively attentive that he kept his mind and his sight focused upon the object for which he had been summoned, and he did not let his sight wander to any side like a spectator’s to have a glimpse of the wonderful objects present there. This can be understood by the example of a person who gets an opportunity to be present in the court of a mighty and powerful king, where he comes across such glory and splendor that had never even been conceived by him before. Now, if he be a shallow person, he would be struck with amazement, and if he be un-initiated in the court etiquette, he would become heedless of the royal presence and would turn his gaze to every side to look at the embellishments of the court. But a noble, reverent and dutiful person will neither be stupefied and confounded, nor will become lost in witnessing the court, but will present himself with full dignity and will keep his mind concentrated on the object for which he had been summoned in the royal court. This very virtue and quality of the Prophet (peace be upon him) has been esteemed in this verse.
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