Surah 26:64
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فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ
So they followed them at sunrise,
فَلَمَّا تَرَـٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ
and when the two forces saw each other, the companions of Moses said, ‘Surely we are indeed overtaken!’
قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
He said, ‘By no means! Surely my Lord is with me. He will guide me.’
فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
And so We inspired Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your staff!’ And it parted, and each part was like a great mountain.
وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
We brought the others near to that place,
وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
and We rescued Moses and those who were with him – all (of them).
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the others.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
to strike the sea with his staff, so he struck it, and it parted, by the will of Allah. Allah says:
meaning, like mighty mountains. This was the view of Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn ‘Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka‘b, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and others. ‘Ata’ Al-Khurasani said, “It refers to a pass between two mountains.” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “The sea divided into twelve paths, one for each of the tribes.” As-Suddi added, “And in it there were windows through which they could see one another, and the water was erected like walls.” Allah sent the wind to the sea bed to make it solid like the land. Allah says:
And here He says:
Ibn ‘Abbas, ‘Ata’ Al-Khurasani, Qatadah and As-Suddi said:
{Then We brought near} means, “We brought Fir‘awn and his troops near to the sea.”
meaning: ‘We saved Musa and the Children of Israel and whoever followed their religion, and none of them were destroyed, but Fir'awn and his troops were drowned and not one of them remained alive, but was destroyed.’
Then Allah says:
{Verily, in this is indeed a sign ,} meaning, this story with its wonders and tales of aid to the believing servants of Allah is definitive proof and evidence of Allah’s wisdom.
The explanation of this phrase has already been discussed above.