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Al-Baqarah 2:49

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وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

And [recall] when We saved you [i.e., your forefathers] from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

واذكروا نعمتنا عليكم حين أنقذناكم من بطش فرعون وأتباعه، وهم يُذيقونكم أشدَّ العذاب، فيُكثِرون مِن ذَبْح أبنائكم، ويستبقون نساءكم للخدمة والامتهان. وفي ذلك اختبار لكم من ربكم، وفي إنجائكم منه نعمة عظيمة، تستوجب شكر الله تعالى في كل عصوركم وأجيالكم.

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