أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ ۖ أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى
- EnglishSaheeh International
- From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order?"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "நீங்கள் என்னைப் பின்பற்றியிருக்க வேண்டாமா? (அவ்வாறு செய்வதை என்ன தடுத்தது?) நீங்கள் என் கட்டளையை மீறினீர்களா?"
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නුඹ මා අනුගමනය නො කරන්නෙහි ද? නුඹ මාගේ අණට පිටුපෑවෙහි ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کہ تو میرے پیچھے نہ آیا۔ کیا تو بھی میرے فرمان کا نافرمان بن بیٹھا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- わたしに従わないのですか。わたしの命令に背くのですか。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你为何不跟随我？难道你要违背我的命令吗？
Tafsir of 20:93
What happened between Musa and Harun after Musa returned Allah informs of what happened when Musa returned to his people and saw the great matter that had taken place among them. With this he became filled with anger and he threw down the Divine Tablets that he had in his hand. Then, he grabbed his brother Harun by his head and pulled him towards himself. We expounded upon this previously in Surat Al-A`raf, where we mentioned the Hadith, «لَيْسَ الْخَبَرُ كَالْمُعَايَنَة» (Information is not the same as observation.) Then, he began to blame his brother, Harun, by saying, مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّواْأَلاَّ تَتَّبِعَنِ (What prevented you when you saw them going astray; that you followed me not) meaning, "You should have informed me of this matter as soon as it happened." أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى (Have you then disobeyed my order) "In that which I entrusted to you," referring to Musa's statement, اخْلُفْنِى فِى قَوْمِى وَأَصْلِحْ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ (Replace me among my people, act in the right way and follow not the way of the mischief-makers.)7:142 قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ (He (Harun) said: "O son of my mother!") This mentioning of the mother was Harun's attempt …
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
