سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ

Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 50

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وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَـٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿50﴾
And (remember) when We separated the sea for you and saved you and drowned Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people while you were looking (at them, when the sea-water covered them).
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
فَرَقْنَا faraqnā We parted
بِكُمُ bikumu for you
ٱلْبَحْرَ l-baḥra the sea
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰكُمْ fa-anjaynākum then We saved you
وَأَغْرَقْنَآ wa-aghraqnā and We drowned
ءَالَ āla (the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun
وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you
تَنظُرُونَ tanẓurūna (were) looking

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

For the details of this incident, see Surah Yunus (90) and Surah Ash-Shu'ara (52 to 67).

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50. 1. The splitting of the sea and making a path through it was a miracle, the details of which are mentioned in Surah Shu'ara. This was not the ebb and flow of the sea as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and other deniers of miracles think.

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And (remember) when We parted the sea for you, and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on [69].

[69] The historical events that befell the Children of Israel were very famous and widely known among the people. Therefore, here only a brief mention of them is given. However, in some other places, their details have also been described. Among these is the event of the salvation of the Children of Israel and the drowning of Pharaoh.