سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 64
وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We brought near the others [Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) party] to that place.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَزْلَفْنَا
wa-azlafnā
And We brought near
ثَمَّ
thamma
there
ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
l-ākharīna
the others
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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64. And We brought the other group near there as well [45].
[45] Allah Almighty miraculously created a way of salvation for the Children of Israel. And the Children of Israel passed through it and safely reached the other shore of the sea. At that time, Pharaoh’s army was preparing to cross the sea by the same paths. Perhaps at that moment, Musa (Moses) ؑ thought that he should strike the sea again with his staff so that the waters would rejoin and Pharaoh’s army would not be able to reach them. But at that very moment, Allah Almighty revealed to Musa ؑ that ﴿وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا﴾ [44: 24] meaning: leave the sea standing as it is, like mountains. Because Allah’s will was not only that the Children of Israel be saved from these Pharaoh-followers, but also that this tyrannical nation be drowned in the sea and wiped off the face of the earth.
The Drowning of Pharaoh and His Army:
If Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh had not pursued the Children of Israel or had turned back from the sea, their only loss would have been that a nation of slaves had escaped from their hands. But Allah’s will must be fulfilled. Their destruction itself drew them to the place of destruction. Then, when they saw open paths in the sea, even then Pharaoh did not think that perhaps the making of a path in the sea in this manner was an extraordinary event and a miracle of Musa ؑ. Without any hesitation, he immediately drove his horses onto those paths. And when Pharaoh’s entire army was caught in the midst of the sea, Allah Almighty commanded the water to return to its natural state and join together. Thus, Pharaoh, who made lofty claims of divinity, along with all his courtiers and army, was drowned in that sea.
[45] Allah Almighty miraculously created a way of salvation for the Children of Israel. And the Children of Israel passed through it and safely reached the other shore of the sea. At that time, Pharaoh’s army was preparing to cross the sea by the same paths. Perhaps at that moment, Musa (Moses) ؑ thought that he should strike the sea again with his staff so that the waters would rejoin and Pharaoh’s army would not be able to reach them. But at that very moment, Allah Almighty revealed to Musa ؑ that ﴿وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا﴾ [44: 24] meaning: leave the sea standing as it is, like mountains. Because Allah’s will was not only that the Children of Israel be saved from these Pharaoh-followers, but also that this tyrannical nation be drowned in the sea and wiped off the face of the earth.
The Drowning of Pharaoh and His Army:
If Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh had not pursued the Children of Israel or had turned back from the sea, their only loss would have been that a nation of slaves had escaped from their hands. But Allah’s will must be fulfilled. Their destruction itself drew them to the place of destruction. Then, when they saw open paths in the sea, even then Pharaoh did not think that perhaps the making of a path in the sea in this manner was an extraordinary event and a miracle of Musa ؑ. Without any hesitation, he immediately drove his horses onto those paths. And when Pharaoh’s entire army was caught in the midst of the sea, Allah Almighty commanded the water to return to its natural state and join together. Thus, Pharaoh, who made lofty claims of divinity, along with all his courtiers and army, was drowned in that sea.
