Surah Al-Qasas (28:23)

وَلَـمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدۡيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيۡهِ اُمَّةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ يَسۡقُوۡنَ  وَوَجَدَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِهِمُ امۡرَاَتَيۡنِ تَذُوۡدٰنِ ۚ قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُمَا ؕ قَالَـتَا لَا نَسۡقِىۡ حَتّٰى يُصۡدِرَ الرِّعَآءُ وَاَبُوۡنَا شَيۡخٌ كَبِيۡرٌ‏ ۝

Walamma warada maa madyanawajada AAalayhi ommatan mina annasi yasqoonawawajada min doonihimu imraatayni tathoodani qalama khatbukuma qalata lanasqee hatta yusdira arriAAaowaaboona shaykhun kabeer

And when he came to the water i.e., well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering their flocks, and he found aside from them two women holding back their flocks. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch their flocks; and our father is an old man."

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Al-Qasas**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "And when he came to the water i.e., well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering their flocks, and he found aside from them two women holding back their flocks. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch their flocks; and our father is an old man."".