Monday 16 February 2015

When Musa/ Moses and the Children of Israel has crossed the sea..

Ad-Dukhan/ The Smoke

"And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned." [44:24]
- When Musa and the Children of Israel has crossed the sea, Musa wanted to strike it with his staff so that it would go back as it had been, and it would form a barrier between them and Fir`awn and prevent him from reaching them. But Allah commanded him to leave it as it was, quiet and divided, and gave him the glad tidings that they were a host to be drowned, and that he should not fear either being overtaken by Fir`awn or drowning in the sea.
 - Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided)." means, leave it as it is and keep moving.
- Mujahid said: "as it is" means, a dry path, as it is. `Do not command it to go back; leave it until the last of them have entered it.' This was also the view of `Ikrimah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, Ibn Zayd, Ka`b Al-Ahbar, Simak bin Harb and others.
"How many of gardens and springs that they left behind. And green crops" [44:25-26]
- this refers to rivers and wells.
"and goodly places," [44:26] 
- means elevated places.
"And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!" [44:27]
- means, a life which they were enjoying, where they could eat whatever they wanted and wear what they liked, with wealth and glory and power in the land. Then all of that was taken away in a single morning, they departed from this world and went to Hell, what a terrible abode!


May Allah guide us so we aren't of the forgetful and prepare for death, Ameen

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