وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى 32
Translations
And let him share my task
Transliteration
Wa-ashrik-hu fee amree
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah is part of Prophet Musa's supplication to Allah, wherein he requests that his brother Harun be made a partner with him in his prophetic mission and responsibilities. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret this as Musa's desire for Harun to share the burden of conveying Allah's message to Pharaoh and the Children of Israel, recognizing his brother's eloquence and support. The ayah illustrates the permissibility of seeking assistance in righteous matters and the importance of delegation in leadership and religious guidance.
Revelation Context
This ayah occurs within Surah Taha (a Meccan surah), specifically in the narrative of Musa's call to prophethood at Mount Sinai. The context immediately follows Allah's appointment of Musa as a messenger, and Musa's requests for signs and divine support. This supplication reflects Musa's awareness of his own limitations in speech and his need for collaborative support in fulfilling his divine mission.
Related Hadiths
The Quran itself references Allah's response to this prayer in Ayah 20:35, where Allah grants his request. Additionally, hadith collections reference the importance of consultation (shura) and partnership in leadership, as seen in various traditions about the Prophet Muhammad's practice of consulting his companions.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers that acknowledging one's limitations and seeking trustworthy partners to share responsibilities is a sign of wisdom, not weakness, and that collaborative efforts strengthen the pursuit of noble goals when done for the sake of Allah.
Related Ayahs
خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ ۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ حِمْلًا
[Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -
۞ وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا
And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. And he will have failed who carries injustice.
قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ ۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَـٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا ۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ نَسْفًا
[Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it [i.e., its ashes] into the sea with a blast.
قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلَـٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَآ أَوْزَارًا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنَـٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ
They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Sāmirī throw."