Surat Ash-Shu`arā' (The Poets)
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أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
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An arsil maAAana banee isra-eel
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[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"
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The Mission of the Prophets Moses and Aaron was twofold: First, to invite Pharaoh to the worship and obedience of Allah which has been the foremost aim of the Mission of every Prophet, and secondly, to liberate the Israelites from the bondage of Pharaoh, which was specifically assigned to them. The Qur`an has mentioned sometimes only the first part of their Mission (as in Surah An-Nazi`at) and sometimes only the second.
- filter_vintage﴿أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ ﴾(So allow the Children of Israel to go with us.) Meaning, `let them go, free them from your captivity, subjugation and torture, for they are the believing servants of Allah, devoted to Him, and with you they are in a position of humiliating torture.' When Musa said that to him, Fir`awn turned away and ignored him completely, regarding him with scorn and thinking little of him.