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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Qasas 28:11

Word by word

وَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِۦ قُصِّيهِ ۖ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِۦ عَن جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وقالت أم موسى لأخته حين ألقته في اليم: اتَّبِعي أثر موسى كيف يُصْنَع به؟ فتتبعت أثره فأبصرته عن بُعْد، وقوم فرعون لا يعرفون أنها أخته، وأنها تتبع خبره.

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