Draft:Qur'an 26:63
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| Verse's Information | |
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| Name | Verse 63 of Sura al-Shu'ara' |
| Sura | Sura al-Shu'ara' (26) |
| Verse | 63 |
| Juz' | 19 |
| Content Information | |
| Place of Revelation | Mecca |
| Topic | Miracle of splitting the sea by Musa (a) |
| Related Verses | Qur'an 2:50, Qur'an 44:24, Qur'an 20:77 |
Qur'an 26:63 is part of the narrative of Musa (a) and Banu Isra'il in the Qur'an, recounting the crossing of the sea by Banu Isra'il with the staff of Musa.[1] In this verse, God commands Prophet Musa (a) via revelation (Wahy) to strike the sea with his staff, an act which caused the sea to split.[2]
| “ | فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ ۖ فَانفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ
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| “ | Thereat We revealed to Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your staff!’ Whereupon it parted, and each part was like a massive mountain.
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| — Qur'an 26:63 | ||
According to Tafsir-i nimuna, once the magicians placed their faith in Musa (a) and his God, the foundation was laid for Musa (a) to propagate the faith. He did so for years, establishing the final proof (Itmam al-hujja) for Banu Isra'il through numerous miracles.[3] After the believers were distinguished from the disbelievers, a divine command was issued for the nocturnal migration from Egypt, and God forewarned Musa (a) that they would be pursued by Pharaoh's people.[4] Consequently, Banu Isra'il found themselves besieged between Pharaoh's forces and the sea, overcome with anxiety and terror.[5] Interpreting Qur'an 26:62, Musa (a) dismissed their fears as unfounded, promising them divine guidance.[6] Acting upon revelation, he struck the sea with his staff; the waters parted,[7] revealing twelve distinct paths through which each tribe of Banu Isra'il passed safely.[8]
In Qur'an 44:24, God couples the command for this nocturnal migration with the promise of the destruction of Pharaoh's people.[9] Furthermore, in Qur'an 20:77, He describes these paths as dry land.[10] According to Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya, when the sea split, Pharaoh interpreted the event to his entourage in a self-serving manner, claiming the sea had parted at his command to drown his enemies; ultimately, however, he himself was entrapped.[11]
Notes
- ↑ Ṭayyib, Aṭyab al-bayān, 1369 Sh, vol. 10, p. 35.
- ↑ Fūlādvand, Tarjuma-yi Qurʾān, 1418 AH, p. 370.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsir-i Nemuneh, 1371 Sh, pp. 224-244.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsir-i Nemuneh, 1371 Sh, pp. 224-244, Sura al-Shu'ara', Verse 52.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsir-i Nemuneh, 1371 Sh, vol. 15, p. 244.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsir-i Nemuneh, 1371 Sh, vol. 15, p. 244.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsir-i Nemuneh, 1371 Sh, vol. 15, p. 244.
- ↑ Baḥrānī, al-Burhān fī tafsir al-Qurʾān, 1415 AH, vol. 4, p. 171.
- ↑ Sura al-Dukhan, Verse 24.
- ↑ Sura Taha, Verse 77.
- ↑ Mughniyya, al-Tafsir al-kāshif, 1424 AH, vol. 5, p. 499.
References
- Baḥrānī, Hāshim b. Sulaymān. al-Burhān fī tafsir al-Qurʾān. Qom, Muʾassisa al-Biʿtha, 1415 AH.
- Fūlādvand, Muḥammad Mahdī. Tarjuma-yi Qurʾān. Tehran, Daftar-i Muṭālaʿāt-i Tārīkh wa Maʿārif-i Islāmī, 1418 AH.
- Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir. Tafsir-i Nemuneh. Tehran, Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, 10th ed., 1371 Sh.
- Mughniyya, Muḥammad Jawād. al-Tafsir al-kāshif. Qom, Dār al-Kitāb al-Islāmī, 1st ed., 1424 AH.
- Ṭabrisī, Faḍl b. Ḥasan al-. Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsir al-Qurʾān. Tehran, Nāṣir Khusraw, 3rd ed., 1372 Sh.
- Ṭayyib, ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn. Aṭyab al-bayān fī tafsir al-Qurʾān. Tehran, Nashr-i Islām, 1369 Sh.