Darul Qasim Sunday Tafseer

28:14-21. The upbringing of Musa (AS) is comparable to that of Yusuf (AS), except that Musa (AS) was raised a prince under the very eye of the emperor himself. Consequently, he was privy to the lives of the Egyptian aristocracy and the inner workings of the government machine. He was also well-equipped with the knowledge, skills and sophistication befitting a prince. Three women are included in the reach of the word, "muhsineen", in this verse: the mother and sister of Musa (AS), and the queen who raised him. Their reward lay in Musa (AS) becoming the wise, knowledgeable young man that he came to be, prepared to play the role that he was destined for. Shaykh Amin calls out the relevance of this verse to our lives as parents watching over and raising children in our times. Our motives must also be to raise children who do good. We must not pollute our motives with petty and self-serving intentions that for that would only deprive us, as children have a mind of their own. The following verses cover Musa's (AS)