سورة طه

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): May Allah have mercy on my brother Musa (peace be upon him); at the age of twelve he killed a man unintentionally. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said in the Qur'an: فَلَبِثْتَ سِنینَ فی أَهْلِ مَدْیَنَ [Then you stayed for years among the people of Madyan].

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ فَتَنَّاکَ فُتُوناً [And We tried you with a (severe) trying]; that is, We tested you well. And in the verse: فَلَبِثْتَ سِنینَ فی أَهْلِ مَدْیَنَ [Then you stayed for years among the people of Madyan]; [the meaning of] the people of Madyan is: with Shu'ayb (peace be upon him).

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Al-Nu'mani has narrated in his tafsir from Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) that he was asked about the mutashabih (ambiguous) meanings in the interpretation of fitnah. He said: "One of its meanings is ikhtibar (testing); like this statement of Allah the Exalted to Musa (peace be upon him): وَ فَتَنَّاکَ فُتُوناً [And We tried you with a (severe) trying]."

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) was asked about the mutashabih (ambiguous) meanings in fitnah. His Excellency answered: "One of the mutashabih meanings in fitnah is fitnah in the sense of 'testing', as it has come in this verse of the Qur'an: 'Do people think that they will be left [alone] on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested?!' (Ankabut/2). And likewise this verse in which Allah the Exalted said to Musa (peace be upon him): وَ فَتَنَّاکَ فُتُوناً [And We tried you with a (severe) trying]."