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Parting of the Sea

فَلْقُ الْبَحْر

The Parting of the Sea (فَلْقُ الْبَحْر) stands as one of the most magnificent and awe-inspiring miracles in Islamic tradition, a profound testament to Allah's boundless power and His unwavering protection of His prophets and righteous servants. Faced with the relentless pursuit of Pharaoh and his tyrannical army, Prophet Musa (Moses) and the Children of Israel found themselves seemingly trapped at the edge of the sea. In this moment of desperate need, Allah commanded Musa to [strike with his staff the sea]. What followed was a breathtaking display of divine intervention: the vast waters miraculously parted, creating a dry path, with [each portion was like a great towering mountain]. This allowed the Children of Israel to cross to safety, while Pharaoh and his army, in their arrogant pursuit, were drowned, as Allah recounts: [We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on]. This pivotal event, where Allah made [a dry path through the sea], remains a powerful symbol of salvation, hope, and the ultimate triumph of truth over oppression, reinforcing our trust in divine mercy and justice.

Quran 2 verses

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وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

Wa iz faraqnaa bikumul bahra fa anjainaakum wa agh-raqnaaa Aala Fir'awna wa antum tanzuroon

And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.

اور جب ہم نے تمہارے لیے دریا کو پھاڑ دیا تم کو نجات دی اور فرعون کی قوم کو غرق کر دیا اور تم دیکھ ہی تو رہے تھے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Verse 50 refers to certain things which had happened in the days of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) (Moses). He, in his capacity as a messenger of Allah, continued efforts for a long time to make the Pharaoh and his people see Truth, but when they persisted in their denial, Allah commanded him to take t...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And remember when We divided split in two for you on account of you the sea such that you were able to cross it and escape from your enemy; and We delivered you from drowning and drowned Pharaoh’s folk his people with him while you were beholding the sea crashing down on top of them.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Children of Israel were saved from Pharaoh and His Army Who drowned Allah said to the Children of Israel, "Remember My favor on you وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَـكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ (And (remember) when We delivered you from Fir`awn's (Pharaoh) people, who were afflicti...

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فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Fa awhainaaa ilaa Moosaaa anidrib bi'asaakal bahra fanfalaqa fakaana kullu firqin kattawdil 'azeem

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

اس وقت ہم نے موسیٰ کی طرف وحی بھیجی کہ اپنی لاٹھی دریا پر مارو۔ تو دریا پھٹ گیا۔ اور ہر ایک ٹکڑا (یوں) ہوگیا (کہ) گویا بڑا پہاڑ (ہے)

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The reasoning for this he gave إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَ‌بِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) "Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me." Such are the moments for the test of faith, when Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was not terror stricken at all, as if he was seeing for himself the way out. Almost the same thing happened...

Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God exalted be He says Thereupon We revealed to Moses ‘Strike the sea with your staff’ and he struck it whereupon it parted it split into twelve parts and each part was as a mighty mountain between each of these parts were paths which they followed such that not even the saddles or the felts of the ...

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Fir`awn's Pursuit and Expulsion of the Children of Israel, and how He and His People were drowned More than one of the scholars of Tafsir said that Fir`awn set out with a huge group, a group containing the leaders and entire government of Egypt at that time, i.e., the decision-makers and influential...

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Parting of the Sea

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