Transliteration:( 'Aniqzifeehi fit Taabooti faqzifeehi fil yammi fal yul qihil yammu bis saahili ya'khuzhu 'aduwwul lee wa 'aduwwul lah; wa alqaitu 'alaika mahabbatan minnee wa litusna'a 'alaa 'ainee )
35. This command is to denote information, i.e. the river will place you on the shores. This tells us that the mother of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) was Divinely informed that your son would not be killed in the River Nile, but instead you would be able to find him safely in the house of the Pharaoh. Thus, his mother Yuhaiz had a box made by Saanom the carpenter, whose joints were firmly covered with a waterproof material. Then, spreading a cotton sheet, she placed her son in it and let it flow in the Nile. One canal of the Nile was flowing towards the Pharaoh's palace. This box flowed through this canal and reached the palace of the Pharaoh.Â
At that point in time Pharaoh was sitting with his wife at the shores of this canal. He took the box out and on opening it, both of them were tremendously enamoured when they saw the baby in it. Allah Almighty be praised' In short, though he had killed eighty thousand Israelite babies, that very baby who was to take the kingdom away was now in his care.
36. From this we learn that the enemy of the servant of Allah Almighty is, in reality, His enemy because Pharaoh who was the enemy of the Israelites, in general, and Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) in particular, is declared as the enemy of Allah Almighty. Likewise, the one who loves those beloved of Allah Almighty are beloved to Him.
37. From this we learn that being loved and accepted by the creation, too, is a miracle of the Prophets. Our Holy Prophet is eternally loved by the creation. This, too, is the miracle of the Holy Prophet
38. This tells us that care is taken of others by their parents, but Allah Almighty Himself takes care of His loved ones. He said to the Holy Prophet Verily you are" before our eyes" (S52:V48).
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The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 36 which provides the complete commentary from verse 36 through 39.
(20:39) ‘Put the baby into a chest and then throw him in the river. The river will throw him up on the shore, and then an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will take him.’ And I spread My love over you in order that you might be reared in My sight.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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