قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ
إِلَـٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ
عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ
فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ
سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ
أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ
نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم
بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ
He said: “Shall I
seek for you an
ilah (a god) other
than Allah, while
He has given you
superiority over the
nations.” And (remember)
when We rescued
you from Fir`awn’s
people, who were
afflicting you with
the worst torment,
killing your sons and
letting your women
live. And in that was
a great trial from
your Lord.
Reminding the Children of Israel of Allah’s Blessings for Them
Musa reminded the Children of Israel of Allah’s blessings, such as saving them from Fir`awn, his tyranny and the humiliation and disgrace they suffered. He reminded them of the glory and revenge against their enemy, when they watched them suffering in disgrace, destroyed by drowning and meeting utter demise. We mentioned this subject in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah.