وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ 118
Translations
And We guided them on the straight path.
Transliteration
Wa hadaynāhumā aṣ-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to Allah's guidance of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) upon the straight path, enabling them to lead the Children of Israel with divine wisdom and clarity. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that this guidance encompassed both spiritual direction and practical means to fulfill their prophetic mission, demonstrating Allah's special care for His messengers and those who follow divine truth.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears within the narrative section of Surah As-Saffat that recounts stories of earlier prophets. It follows the mention of Musa and Harun's mission to Pharaoh and their people, contextualizing how Allah sustained them spiritually and intellectually throughout their challenging prophetic journey.
Related Hadiths
The concept of divine guidance (hidayah) is referenced in Sahih Muslim (132) where the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide, and whoever He misguides, none can guide.' This reinforces that true guidance is exclusively from Allah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches us that seeking Allah's guidance through sincere adherence to His commands and the Sunnah is the greatest blessing a believer can receive; it reminds us that guidance is not merely intellectual knowledge but a comprehensive divine grace that steadies our hearts and actions toward righteousness.
Related Ayahs
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ ءَايَـٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَـٰتٍ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يُرِيدُ
And thus have We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down as verses of clear evidence and because Allāh guides whom He intends.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَءَاتَىٰهُمْ تَقْوَىٰهُمْ
And those who are guided - He increases them in guidance and gives them their righteousness.
أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ أَءِلَـٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ تَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allāh? High is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.