Ili kuweka wazi hatari na upotovu unaoweza kutokana na tafsiri kwa maoni yasiyo na msingi, mifano ifuatayo ya tafsiri potofu imekusanywa kutoka harakati mbalimbali, madhehebu, na shule za falsafa, kutoka zama za mbali hadi za leo. Kuanzia karne ya kumi Miladi (karne ya nne Hijria), baadhi ya Masufi wamefasiri neno "Firauni" kumaanisha moyo, katika amri ya Allah kwa Nabii Musa ﷺ.

In order to clarify the potential danger and corruption inherent in tafseer by unsubstantiated opinion, the following examples of deviant tafseers have been collected from various movements, sects, and philosophical schools from the distant past to the present. From the tenth century CE (4th century AH), some Soofees have interpreted “Pharaoh” to mean the heart in Allaah’s command to Prophet Moosaa:

kwa kuwa ni moyo unaomkandamiza kila mtu, na kumsababisha kuvuka mipaka. Wengine walitafsiri amri ya Allah kwa Nabii Muusa: