Ayat 37. "And indeed We
conferred a favour on you another time (before).
Ayat 38. "When We inspired
your mother with that which We inspired.
Ayat 39. "Saying: 'Put him
(the child) into the Tabût (a box or a case or a chest) and put it into
the river (Nile), then the river shall cast it up on the bank, and there, an
enemy of Mine and an enemy of his shall take him.' And I endued you with love
from Me, in order that you may be brought up under My Eye,
[Tafseer]
The story is not told, but
only those salient points recapitulated which bear on the spiritual upbringing"
and work of Moses. Long after the age of Joseph, who had been a Wazir to one of
the kings, there came on the throne of Egypt a Pharaoh who hated the Israelites
and wanted them annihilated. He ordered Israelite male children to be killed
when they were born. Moses's mother hid him for a time, but when further
concealment was impossible, a thought crossed her mind that she should put her
child into a chest and send the chest floating down the Nile . This was not
merely a foolish fancy of hers. It was Allah's Plan to bring up Moses in all the
learning of the Egyptians, in order that that learning itself should be used to
expose what was wrong in it and to advance the glory of Allah. The chest was
floated into the river Nile . It flowed on into a stream that passed through
Pharaoh's Garden, It was picked up by Pharaoh's people and the child was adopted
by Pharaoh's wife. "´Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest)
into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up
by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him´: But I cast (the garment of)
love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under
Mine eye. Pharaoh was an enemy to Allah, because he was
puffed up and he blasphemed, claiming to be God himself. He was an enemy to the
child Moses, because he hated the Israelites and wanted to have their male
children killed; also because Moses stood for Allah's revelation to come. Allah
made the child comely and lovable, and he attracted the love of the people who,
on general grounds, would have killed him. By making the child Moses so
attractive as to be adopted into Pharaoh's household, not only was Moses brought
up in the best way possible from an earthly point of view, but Allah's special
Providence looked after him in bringing his mother to him, as stated in the next
verse, and thus nourishing him on his mother's milk and keeping in ouch, in his
inner growth, with the feelings and sentiments of his people, the
Israelites.
Hazrat Sahl bin Saad
As-Saaidi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Messenger
of Allah 
[SAWW](PBUH) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, guide me to such
an action which, if I do Allah will love me and the people will also love me.''
the Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Have no desire for this world,
Allah will love you; and have no desire for what people possess, and the people
will love you.''
[Ibn
Majah, Hadith #
4102]
Lesson : as
mentioned above in Surah Taha Ayat 39."And I endued you with
love from Me" "Zuhd'' (ascetism)
does not mean renunciation of the world and obligations of life. What it really
means is that one should be contented with what he possess and rid himself of
greed. Islam neither permits renunciation of the world nor does it condemn
genuine struggle to acquire wealth and riches. Therefore, involvement in worldly
affairs and struggle for lawful means of livelihood are not against Zuhd. A
person who is contented with the lawful means of income is a distinguished
person as all his activities are exalted to the level of worship. Similarly,
unconcern with the wealth and riches of others and ignoring them is a part of
Zuhd and contentment. One additional advantage of it is that such a person wins
the love and respect of the people because he who begs people, rather than
Allah, has to suffer disgrace and is disliked by the people. The case of begging
from Allah is just the opposite. The more a person begs Him, the more pleased He
will be with him. In fact, He is displeased if someone does not beg Him. This
has been exquisitely stated in an Arabic verse, the meaning of which is: "Do not
stretch your hands before anyone for your needs, but beg from Him (Allah) whose
door is always open". "If a person does not beg Him (Allah), He is displeased,
while if one begs someone He becomes furious".
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