Is there a connection between the fig trees that grow abundantly in the south of Taif and the mountains of Zahran and the story of Musa (Moses), peace be upon him? Is it possible that he was in Sarat Zahran? And could the Kinaniyyun be the Canaanites? And was Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him, an Arab? And from where did the term (Al-Musta’ribun) originate?
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What the questioner mentioned, that the intended meaning of the word "Misr" (Egypt) in the Holy Quran is the city of Taif or the mountains of Zahran, has no basis among scholars. There is a consensus that "Misr" refers to the well-known country, except in the verse: {get ye down into Misr (a town)} [Al-Baqarah: 61], where exegetes differed whether it refers to any town or the well-known country of Egypt. As for the remaining verses that mention Egypt in the stories of prophets like Moses and Joseph (peace be upon them), it unequivocally refers to the well-known country.
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