Surah Yunus 10:83

Only a Few Youth from Fir`awn's People believed in Musa

Allah tells us that despite all the clear signs and irrefutable evidence Musa came with, only a few offspring from Fir`awn's followers believed in him. They were even scared that Fir`awn and his followers would force them to return to Kufr (disbelief). Fir`awn was an evil tyrant and extremely arrogant. His people feared him and his power too much. Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said:

(But none believed in Musa except the offspring of his people because of the fear of Fir `awn and his chiefs, lest they should persecute them.) "The offspring that believed in Musa from Fir`awn's people, other than Banu Israel, were few. Among them were Fir`awn's wife, the believer who was hiding his faith, Fir`awn's treasurer, and his wife." The Children of Israel, however, themselves believed in Musa, all of them. They were glad to see him coming. They knew of his description and the news of his advent from their previous Books. They knew that Allah was going to save them through him from the capture of Fir`awn and give them power over him. So when this knowledge reached Fir`awn he was very wary. But his caution and weariness didn't help him one bit. When Musa arrived, Fir`awn subjected them to great harm, and

(They said: "We (Children of Israel) suffered troubles before you came to us, and since you have come to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors on the earth, so that He may see how you act')7:129 The fact that all of the Children Israel became believers is evidenced by the following Ayat:

Dalam ayat ini Allah menerangkan keadaan Musa dengan kaumnya sebelum mereka meninggalkan Mesir. Kegagalan Firaun bersama pemuka-pemuka kaumnya dan tukang-tukang sihir itu mendorong Firaun melakukan perbuatan yang lebih kejam lagi. Dia merencanakan pembunuhan terhadap Nabi Musa dan orang-orang Bani Israil. Rencana ini menimbulkan rasa ketakutan di kalangan Bani Israil. Oleh karena itu, tidak banyak di antara mereka yang beriman kepada Nabi Musa. Mereka yang beriman itu umumnya para pemuda. Kaum Nabi Musa merasa takut kepada Firaun dan pemuka-pemuka kaumnya yang selalu berusaha menyiksa mereka dan memaksa mereka murtad dari agama Musa a.s. Firaun zaman Musa a.s., termasuk raja yang sangat kejam dalam sejarah Mesir. Karena itu dia amat ditakuti oleh rakyatnya. Dia banyak menumpahkan darah manusia dan dia pula yang menganggap dirinya sebagai Tuhan. Bani Israil dijadikan budak di bumi Mesir.

Firman Allah menjelaskan kekejaman Firaun:

Dan para pemuka dari kaum Firaun berkata, "Apakah engkau akan membiarkan Musa dan kaumnya untuk berbuat kerusakan di negeri ini (Mesir) dan meninggalkanmu dan tuhan-tuhanmu?" (Firaun) menjawab, "Akan kita bunuh anak-anak laki-laki mereka dan kita biarkan hidup anak-anak perempuan mereka dan sesungguhnya kita berkuasa penuh atas mereka." (al-Araf/7: 127)