WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:08.980 Stories of the Prophets, stories of the prophets, peace be upon them. 00:00:08.980 --> 00:00:13.939 May the prayers of Allah, followed by peace, 00:00:13.939 --> 00:00:19.019 Be upon the best of all creation, 00:00:19.019 --> 00:00:24.160 The resolute Messengers of exalted rank. 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:29.359 The story of Moses, peace be upon him. 00:00:29.359 --> 00:00:34.539 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:35.020 --> 00:00:37.659 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 00:00:37.659 --> 00:00:40.939 And may blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:00:40.939 --> 00:00:44.380 And upon his family and all his Companions. 00:00:44.380 --> 00:00:46.189 To proceed: 00:00:46.189 --> 00:00:50.509 Moses, peace be upon him, continued his mission of calling the Children of Israel, 00:00:50.509 --> 00:00:55.899 Urging them to show patience and steadfastness until Allah should remove the affliction from them. 00:00:55.899 --> 00:00:57.899 On the other hand, 00:00:57.899 --> 00:01:01.340 Pharaoh was subjecting them to the most severe torment, 00:01:01.340 --> 00:01:03.899 Enslaving them in making mudbricks 00:01:03.979 --> 00:01:07.180 To build the homes and palaces of the Copts. 00:01:07.180 --> 00:01:11.180 He demanded a specific quota from them each day, 00:01:11.180 --> 00:01:13.900 And if they failed to fulfill what was required of them, 00:01:13.900 --> 00:01:16.859 They were beaten and utterly humiliated, 00:01:16.859 --> 00:01:19.760 And subjected to the utmost harm. 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:26.239 Pharaoh would also kill anyone from among them or from his own Coptic people who abandoned worshipping him, 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:29.340 Even if that person was among those closest to him, 00:01:29.340 --> 00:01:33.099 As happened with his wife, Asiyah bint Muzahim, 00:01:33.180 --> 00:01:35.180 And his daughter's hairdresser, 00:01:35.180 --> 00:01:39.819 As well as his attempt to kill the believing man who was from his inner circle, 00:01:39.819 --> 00:01:43.250 Had not Allah saved him from his grasp. 00:01:43.250 --> 00:01:49.010 Pharaoh was hesitant about killing Moses and his brother Aaron, peace be upon them, 00:01:49.010 --> 00:01:52.689 Advancing toward the idea at times and shrinking back at other times, 00:01:52.689 --> 00:01:59.599 While Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, protected them from Pharaoh and his tyranny. 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:02.079 Amidst this charged atmosphere, 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:04.879 Where disbelief continuously collided with faith, 00:02:04.879 --> 00:02:09.599 Allah Almighty would send signs to Pharaoh and his people, 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:12.080 So that they might take heed, 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:15.680 Or fear the might and punishment of Allah, 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:18.240 As Allah Almighty said: 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:22.800 “Naught hindereth Us from sending portents save that the folk of old denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel - a clear portent save to warn.” (17:59) 00:02:22.930 --> 00:02:26.689 Yet those signs brought them no benefit, 00:02:26.689 --> 00:02:29.090 And they were just as Allah stated. 00:02:29.250 --> 00:02:34.960 “And (it was a warning) when we told thee: Lo! thy Lord encompasseth mankind, and We appointed the sight which We showed thee as an ordeal for mankind, and (likewise) the Accursed Tree in the Qur'an. We warn them, but it increaseth them in naught save gross impiety.” (17:60) 00:02:34.960 --> 00:02:38.000 For Allah sent one sign after another upon them; 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:39.919 He seized them with years of drought, 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:41.840 Which were years of barrenness 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:47.009 In which no crops yielded produce and no livestock gave milk. 00:02:47.009 --> 00:02:49.889 And He afflicted them with a scarcity of fruit, 00:02:49.889 --> 00:02:53.009 Meaning a shortage of produce from the trees, 00:02:53.009 --> 00:02:55.810 Yet they neither benefited nor desisted; 00:02:55.969 --> 00:03:00.289 Rather, they rebelled and persisted in their disbelief and obstinacy. 00:03:00.289 --> 00:03:02.530 Whenever good came to them— 00:03:02.530 --> 00:03:04.610 Namely fertility and the like— 00:03:04.610 --> 00:03:06.879 They said, "This is rightfully ours," 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:11.439 Meaning: this is what we deserve and what is fitting for us. 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:13.439 But if an evil befell them, 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:16.319 They ascribed it as an evil omen to Moses and those with him, 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:17.759 Saying, 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:22.379 "This has afflicted us because of their misfortune." 00:03:22.379 --> 00:03:25.419 Then Allah sent the flood upon them, 00:03:25.659 --> 00:03:27.979 So it rained day and night 00:03:27.979 --> 00:03:31.099 For eight days and nights, 00:03:31.099 --> 00:03:34.860 During which they saw neither the sun nor the moon. 00:03:34.860 --> 00:03:37.900 The people cried out and rushed to Pharaoh, 00:03:37.900 --> 00:03:39.900 Fearing that they would drown. 00:03:39.900 --> 00:03:43.259 Pharaoh then sent for Moses, peace be upon him, 00:03:43.259 --> 00:03:44.539 And Moses came to him. 00:03:44.539 --> 00:03:45.900 Pharaoh said, 00:03:45.900 --> 00:03:47.099 "O Moses! 00:03:47.099 --> 00:03:49.259 Remove this affliction from us, 00:03:49.259 --> 00:03:53.340 And we will surely believe in you and send the Children of Israel with you." 00:03:53.340 --> 00:03:55.419 Moses prayed to his Lord, 00:03:55.419 --> 00:03:57.259 So the sky ceased its rain, 00:03:57.259 --> 00:03:59.020 The earth dried out, 00:03:59.020 --> 00:04:01.259 And it sprouted pasture and crops 00:04:01.259 --> 00:04:04.849 The likes of which they had never seen in Egypt before. 00:04:04.849 --> 00:04:06.210 Then they said, 00:04:06.210 --> 00:04:07.569 "No, by Allah, 00:04:07.569 --> 00:04:08.930 We will not believe in you, 00:04:08.930 --> 00:04:12.050 Nor will we send the Children of Israel with you; 00:04:12.050 --> 00:04:14.210 We were only terrified by a matter 00:04:14.210 --> 00:04:16.370 That turned out to be good for us." 00:04:16.370 --> 00:04:19.709 Thus they broke their word and disobeyed. 00:04:19.709 --> 00:04:22.430 So Allah sent the locusts upon them, 00:04:22.430 --> 00:04:25.069 Which devoured all that the earth had produced. 00:04:25.149 --> 00:04:29.790 The locusts remained upon them for eight days and nights, 00:04:29.790 --> 00:04:31.860 Such that they could not see the ground, 00:04:31.860 --> 00:04:35.779 And the locusts piled on top of one another to the height of a cubit, 00:04:35.779 --> 00:04:40.100 Even eating the iron nails of the doors, 00:04:40.100 --> 00:04:43.970 Causing their houses and dwellings to collapse upon them. 00:04:43.970 --> 00:04:46.850 The people of Egypt cried out to Pharaoh, 00:04:46.850 --> 00:04:48.930 So he sent for Moses 00:04:48.930 --> 00:04:53.009 And said to him the same as he had said at the time of the flood, 00:04:53.009 --> 00:04:58.019 Promising him that he would believe in him and send the Children of Israel with him. 00:04:58.019 --> 00:05:01.139 Moses, peace be upon him, prayed to his Lord, 00:05:01.139 --> 00:05:04.579 So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, sent a fierce wind 00:05:04.579 --> 00:05:08.019 That carried away the locusts and cast them into the sea, 00:05:08.019 --> 00:05:11.459 Leaving not a single locust on the land. 00:05:11.459 --> 00:05:13.220 The people of Egypt looked out, 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:16.660 And found that enough of their crops and pastures remained 00:05:16.660 --> 00:05:19.620 To suffice them for that year. 00:05:19.620 --> 00:05:20.980 So they said, 00:05:21.060 --> 00:05:25.139 "Enough has remained for us to suffice us this year, 00:05:25.139 --> 00:05:32.060 So no, by Allah, we will not believe in you, nor will we send the Children of Israel with you." 00:05:32.060 --> 00:05:34.939 So Allah sent lice upon them. 00:05:34.939 --> 00:05:38.699 It was said to be the grain weevils that emerge from wheat, 00:05:38.699 --> 00:05:41.089 And it was said to be fleas. 00:05:41.089 --> 00:05:43.810 They entered their homes and their beds, 00:05:43.810 --> 00:05:46.290 So they could find no rest, 00:05:46.290 --> 00:05:49.649 And they could neither sleep nor live with them. 00:05:49.730 --> 00:05:52.050 They cried out to Pharaoh, 00:05:52.050 --> 00:05:54.689 So he sent for Moses and said, 00:05:54.689 --> 00:05:57.250 "Remove these lice from us, 00:05:57.250 --> 00:06:01.329 And we will believe in you and send the Children of Israel with you." 00:06:01.329 --> 00:06:03.329 Moses prayed to his Lord, 00:06:03.329 --> 00:06:05.089 And He caused the lice to die, 00:06:05.089 --> 00:06:08.160 So not a single one remained. 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:10.000 But when the people looked 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:14.160 And saw that nothing remained for them to live upon, 00:06:14.160 --> 00:06:15.360 They said, 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:21.040 "O Moses, can your Lord do any worse to us than He has already done? 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:23.199 By Allah, we will not believe in you, 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:27.939 Nor will we send the Children of Israel with you." 00:06:27.939 --> 00:06:30.819 So Allah sent the frogs upon them, 00:06:30.819 --> 00:06:33.540 And they crawled throughout their land and their homes, 00:06:33.540 --> 00:06:36.740 In their bedchambers and upon the roofs of their houses, 00:06:36.740 --> 00:06:42.050 To the extent that a man would wake up with countless frogs upon him. 00:06:42.050 --> 00:06:45.250 They filled their food and vessels, 00:06:45.250 --> 00:06:48.769 Such that none of them uncovered a garment or food 00:06:48.769 --> 00:06:51.649 Without finding frogs in it, 00:06:51.649 --> 00:06:56.209 Even to the point that whenever one of them opened his mouth for food or drink, 00:06:56.209 --> 00:07:00.699 One of those frogs would leap into his mouth. 00:07:00.699 --> 00:07:02.779 They cried out to Pharaoh, 00:07:02.779 --> 00:07:04.779 So he sent for Moses, 00:07:04.779 --> 00:07:05.980 And Moses came to him. 00:07:05.980 --> 00:07:07.339 Pharaoh said, 00:07:07.339 --> 00:07:08.779 "Pray to your Lord for us, 00:07:08.779 --> 00:07:12.139 That He may eradicate these frogs from our land, 00:07:12.139 --> 00:07:16.220 And we will believe in you and send the Children of Israel with you." 00:07:16.220 --> 00:07:18.300 Moses prayed to his Lord, 00:07:18.300 --> 00:07:22.220 So He removed the frogs from their land and caused them to die, 00:07:22.220 --> 00:07:23.980 Then He sent rain 00:07:23.980 --> 00:07:27.500 That carried them away and cast them into the sea. 00:07:27.500 --> 00:07:28.860 Yet they said, 00:07:28.860 --> 00:07:30.300 "No, by Allah, 00:07:30.300 --> 00:07:36.100 We will not believe in you, nor will we send the Children of Israel with you." 00:07:36.100 --> 00:07:38.740 So Allah sent blood upon them, 00:07:38.740 --> 00:07:41.139 And their rivers turned into blood, 00:07:41.139 --> 00:07:44.180 So that they were unable to get any water, 00:07:44.180 --> 00:07:49.279 While the rivers of the Children of Israel flowed with sweet, pleasant water. 00:07:49.279 --> 00:07:54.480 Whenever a man from the people of Pharaoh entered the rivers of the Children of Israel, 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:57.279 The water he touched would turn into blood, 00:07:57.279 --> 00:08:01.519 “And make mention (O Muhammad) of the brother of A'ad when he warned his folk among the wind-curved sandhills - and verily warners came and went before and after him - saying: Serve none but Allah. Lo! I fear for you the doom of a tremendous Day.” (46:21) 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:04.540 So he could obtain nothing from it. 00:08:04.540 --> 00:08:09.980 They remained for eight days and nights without tasting water, 00:08:10.060 --> 00:08:12.740 Until severe exhaustion and distress overtook them. 00:08:12.740 --> 00:08:15.459 The people of Egypt cried out to Pharaoh, 00:08:15.459 --> 00:08:21.019 "We have perished, and our beasts and cattle have perished from thirst!" 00:08:21.019 --> 00:08:24.220 Pharaoh sent for Moses and summoned him, 00:08:24.220 --> 00:08:25.579 Saying, 00:08:25.579 --> 00:08:27.100 "O Moses! 00:08:27.100 --> 00:08:30.779 Pray to your Lord for us to remove this blood from us, 00:08:30.779 --> 00:08:33.179 And we will give you our solemn pledges." 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:38.240 “And when the terror fell on them they cried: O Moses! Pray for us unto thy Lord, because He hath a covenant with thee. If thou removest the terror from us we verily will trust thee and will let the Children of Israel go with thee.” (7:134) 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:40.159 Moses prayed to his Lord, 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:42.000 So He removed it from them, 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:43.840 And they drank water. 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:46.960 Then they returned to their disbelief and said, 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:49.039 "By Allah, we will not believe in you, 00:08:49.039 --> 00:08:53.580 Nor will we send the Children of Israel with you." 00:08:53.580 --> 00:08:55.820 All of these signs 00:08:55.820 --> 00:08:58.379 Befell them alone, 00:08:58.379 --> 00:09:02.059 And nothing of that touched the Children of Israel, 00:09:02.059 --> 00:09:05.340 Which was part of the perfection of the dazzling miracle 00:09:05.340 --> 00:09:09.070 And the decisive proof. 00:09:09.070 --> 00:09:11.789 Then Allah inflicted the plague of wrath upon them, 00:09:11.870 --> 00:09:13.710 Which was a pestilence, 00:09:13.710 --> 00:09:18.429 Being the sixth torment following the five preceding signs. 00:09:18.429 --> 00:09:22.750 Seventy thousand of them died in a single day, 00:09:22.750 --> 00:09:25.870 Until evening came and they could not even bury one another. 00:09:25.870 --> 00:09:28.110 They cried out to Pharaoh, 00:09:28.110 --> 00:09:30.750 So he summoned Moses and said to him, 00:09:30.750 --> 00:09:31.950 "O Moses! 00:09:31.950 --> 00:09:36.669 Pray to your Lord for us by what He has pledged to you in answering your prayer: 00:09:36.669 --> 00:09:39.470 If you remove this plague from us, 00:09:39.549 --> 00:09:40.909 We will surely believe in you." 00:09:40.909 --> 00:09:44.429 “And when the terror fell on them they cried: O Moses! Pray for us unto thy Lord, because He hath a covenant with thee. If thou removest the terror from us we verily will trust thee and will let the Children of Israel go with thee.” (7:134) 00:09:44.429 --> 00:09:47.470 Moses, peace be upon him, prayed to his Lord, 00:09:47.470 --> 00:09:51.149 So He lifted it from them for a specified term, 00:09:51.149 --> 00:09:54.110 But they immediately broke their covenant. 00:09:54.110 --> 00:09:58.029 So Allah took retribution upon them and drowned them in the sea, 00:09:58.029 --> 00:10:01.149 As will be mentioned later, if Allah wills, 00:10:01.149 --> 00:10:06.029 And that was because they denied the signs of Allah 00:10:06.029 --> 00:10:09.340 And were heedless of them. 00:10:09.340 --> 00:10:11.100 Allah Almighty said: 00:10:11.100 --> 00:10:18.340 “And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.” (43:46) 00:10:18.340 --> 00:10:22.980 “And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.” (43:46) 00:10:22.980 --> 00:10:32.899 “But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.” (43:47) 00:10:33.059 --> 00:10:39.700 “And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.” (43:48) 00:10:39.700 --> 00:10:46.179 “And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.” (43:48) 00:10:46.179 --> 00:10:56.100 “And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.” (43:49) 00:10:56.100 --> 00:11:04.340 “But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.” (43:50) 00:11:04.340 --> 00:11:10.620 These signs from Allah Almighty came consecutively and distinctly, 00:11:10.620 --> 00:11:15.019 And their detail was that each torment lasted for a week, 00:11:15.019 --> 00:11:18.059 With a month between every two torments, 00:11:18.059 --> 00:11:21.820 That they might reflect upon themselves and take heed. 00:11:21.820 --> 00:11:24.620 But when none of that came from them, 00:11:24.620 --> 00:11:28.029 The decree of punishment became binding upon them. 00:11:28.029 --> 00:11:30.429 Allah Almighty said: 00:11:30.429 --> 00:11:40.990 “And we straitened Pharaoh's folk with famine and dearth of fruits, that peradventure they might heed.” (7:130) 00:11:40.990 --> 00:11:47.629 “But whenever good befell them, they said: This is ours; and whenever evil smote them they ascribed it to the evil auspices of Moses and those with him. Surely their evil auspice was only with Allah. But most of them knew not.” (7:131) 00:11:47.629 --> 00:11:56.429 “But whenever good befell them, they said: This is ours; and whenever evil smote them they ascribed it to the evil auspices of Moses and those with him. Surely their evil auspice was only with Allah. But most of them knew not.” (7:131) 00:11:56.429 --> 00:12:07.309 “But whenever good befell them, they said: This is ours; and whenever evil smote them they ascribed it to the evil auspices of Moses and those with him. Surely their evil auspice was only with Allah. But most of them knew not.” (7:131) 00:12:07.309 --> 00:12:16.750 “And they said: Whatever portent thou bringest wherewith to bewitch us, we shall not put faith in thee.” (7:132) 00:12:16.750 --> 00:12:36.990 "So We sent upon them the flood, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood as distinct signs, but they showed arrogance and were a criminal people." 00:12:37.149 --> 00:12:47.549 “And when the terror fell on them they cried: O Moses! Pray for us unto thy Lord, because He hath a covenant with thee. If thou removest the terror from us we verily will trust thee and will let the Children of Israel go with thee.” (7:134) 00:12:47.549 --> 00:13:04.059 "If you remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe in you and we will surely send the Children of Israel with you." 00:13:04.059 --> 00:13:14.539 “But when We did remove from them the terror for a term which they must reach, behold! they broke their covenant.” (7:135) 00:13:14.539 --> 00:13:30.779 “Therefore We took retribution from them; therefore We drowned them in the sea: because they denied Our revelations and were heedless of them.” (7:136) 00:13:36.370 --> 00:13:43.490 So Allah commanded Moses to instruct the Children of Israel to prepare for departing from Egypt, 00:13:43.490 --> 00:13:51.389 And to march toward the land of Bayt al-Maqdis, their original lands and the lands of their forefathers. 00:13:51.389 --> 00:14:00.220 Moses commanded them to prepare and get ready in secret, taking great care that no one should notice them. 00:14:00.299 --> 00:14:08.110 Allah Almighty revealed to Moses (peace be upon him) to leave Egypt and head toward the sea. 00:14:08.110 --> 00:14:12.750 So Moses set out with them in the early part of the night, just as Allah had commanded him. 00:14:12.750 --> 00:14:21.149 The Children of Israel had borrowed a great deal of jewelry from the people of Pharaoh for a feast day of theirs. 00:14:21.149 --> 00:14:28.350 So they took the gold with them, and when they departed their dwellings, Moses lost the way. 00:14:28.429 --> 00:14:32.460 He said to the Children of Israel, "What is this?" 00:14:32.460 --> 00:14:41.419 The learned men among the Children of Israel said to him, "We will tell you: when death approached Joseph (peace be upon him), 00:14:41.419 --> 00:14:48.620 he took a covenant from us before Allah that we would not leave Egypt until we carried his coffin along with us." 00:14:48.620 --> 00:14:53.980 Moses said to them, "Which of you knows where Joseph's grave is?" 00:14:54.059 --> 00:14:59.299 They said, "No one knows its location except an old woman among us." 00:14:59.299 --> 00:15:05.059 So he sent for her and said to her, "Direct me to the grave of Joseph." 00:15:05.059 --> 00:15:10.740 She said, "By Allah, I will not do so until you grant me my judgment." 00:15:10.740 --> 00:15:13.860 He said to her, "And what is your judgment?" 00:15:13.860 --> 00:15:18.529 She said, "My judgment is that I be with you in Paradise." 00:15:18.529 --> 00:15:21.629 That seemed difficult for him to grant, 00:15:21.629 --> 00:15:26.830 but it was said to him, "Grant her her judgment," so he granted it to her. 00:15:26.830 --> 00:15:32.750 He said: So she went with them to a pool—that is, a marsh of water. 00:15:32.750 --> 00:15:36.750 She said to them, "Drain this water." 00:15:36.750 --> 00:15:41.389 When they drained it, she said, "Dig here." 00:15:41.389 --> 00:15:47.070 When they dug, they brought out the coffin of Joseph (peace be upon him). 00:15:47.149 --> 00:15:51.950 And once they carried it, behold, the way became as clear as daylight. 00:15:51.950 --> 00:15:55.149 So Moses (peace be upon him) marched on with them, 00:15:55.149 --> 00:15:59.940 and they numbered six hundred thousand souls. 00:15:59.940 --> 00:16:02.500 When the morning came upon Pharaoh's people, 00:16:02.500 --> 00:16:05.620 they were taken by surprise by the departure of the Children of Israel, 00:16:05.620 --> 00:16:09.860 with not a single caller or respondent left in their gathering places. 00:16:09.860 --> 00:16:12.019 That envenomed Pharaoh with fury, 00:16:12.019 --> 00:16:14.500 and his anger against them intensified, 00:16:14.500 --> 00:16:18.259 and he resolved to destroy them along with Moses. 00:16:18.340 --> 00:16:22.100 So he promptly sent heralds throughout his land to muster the troops, 00:16:22.100 --> 00:16:27.700 gathering them from every village and city under his dominion, 00:16:27.700 --> 00:16:30.259 until hundreds of thousands assembled before him, 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:32.820 representing the entirety of his armed forces. 00:16:32.820 --> 00:16:34.740 And he proclaimed among them: 00:16:34.740 --> 00:16:38.580 "Indeed, these Children of Israel who fled with Moses 00:16:38.580 --> 00:16:42.659 are but a contemptible, small band; 00:16:42.659 --> 00:16:45.940 and they have filled our chests with rage, 00:16:45.940 --> 00:16:48.019 since they opposed our religion 00:16:48.019 --> 00:16:50.419 and departed without our permission; 00:16:50.419 --> 00:16:56.299 and we are all vigilant and fully prepared for them." 00:16:56.299 --> 00:17:00.460 Pharaoh set forth in a massive army and a vast gathering, 00:17:00.460 --> 00:17:04.619 accompanied by the ruling elite of princes and ministers, 00:17:04.619 --> 00:17:08.059 dignitaries, commanders, and soldiers. 00:17:08.059 --> 00:17:11.420 They overtook them at sunrise. 00:17:11.420 --> 00:17:15.980 When Pharaoh and his people came face-to-face with Moses and his people, 00:17:16.019 --> 00:17:20.140 such that each group could see the other, 00:17:20.140 --> 00:17:24.779 the companions of Moses said, after having reached the seashore: 00:17:24.779 --> 00:17:27.980 "Pharaoh and his people will surely overtake us, 00:17:27.980 --> 00:17:31.029 and we have no power against them." 00:17:31.029 --> 00:17:33.670 Moses (peace be upon him) said to them: 00:17:33.670 --> 00:17:34.829 "No! 00:17:34.829 --> 00:17:38.509 Nothing of what you fear will ever reach you, 00:17:38.509 --> 00:17:43.950 for Allah, Glorified be He, is the One Who commanded me to travel with you here, 00:17:43.950 --> 00:17:47.009 and He does not fail in His promise." 00:17:47.009 --> 00:17:50.329 Aaron (peace be upon him) was in the vanguard, 00:17:50.329 --> 00:17:52.809 accompanied by Joshua son of Nun 00:17:52.809 --> 00:17:56.170 and the believer of Pharaoh's family, while Moses (peace be upon him) 00:17:56.170 --> 00:17:57.769 was in the rearguard— 00:17:57.769 --> 00:17:59.779 that is, at the back of the multitude. 00:17:59.779 --> 00:18:01.980 When they reached the sea, 00:18:01.980 --> 00:18:05.140 they stood still, not knowing what to do. 00:18:05.140 --> 00:18:09.619 The believer of Pharaoh's family began asking Moses (peace be upon him), 00:18:09.619 --> 00:18:11.380 "O Prophet of Allah, 00:18:11.420 --> 00:18:14.579 is it here that Allah commanded you to go?" 00:18:14.579 --> 00:18:16.579 And he would reply, "Yes." 00:18:16.579 --> 00:18:18.859 Meanwhile, Pharaoh and his troops drew closer, 00:18:18.859 --> 00:18:21.460 and very little distance remained between them. 00:18:21.460 --> 00:18:22.980 At that moment, 00:18:22.980 --> 00:18:27.779 Allah commanded His Prophet Moses to strike the sea with his staff. 00:18:27.779 --> 00:18:28.980 So he struck it, 00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:30.259 and said, 00:18:30.259 --> 00:18:32.740 "Part, by Allah's leave!" 00:18:32.740 --> 00:18:34.539 And the sea parted, 00:18:34.539 --> 00:18:38.660 each side becoming like a towering mountain. 00:18:38.700 --> 00:18:41.579 The sea became twelve paths, 00:18:41.579 --> 00:18:44.700 a separate path for each tribe among them. 00:18:44.700 --> 00:18:49.619 Moses (peace be upon him) commanded them to proceed along these paths. 00:18:49.619 --> 00:18:51.859 And there appeared in the walls of the sea 00:18:51.859 --> 00:18:54.339 openings resembling windows and lattices, 00:18:54.339 --> 00:18:56.819 allowing them to see one another 00:18:56.819 --> 00:19:00.170 so they would not think their companions had perished. 00:19:00.170 --> 00:19:04.329 Allah sent a wind to the seabed that dried it out, 00:19:04.329 --> 00:19:09.619 so the paths became dry ground, just like the surface of the earth. 00:19:09.660 --> 00:19:12.380 The Children of Israel crossed the sea, 00:19:12.380 --> 00:19:14.940 and when the last of them emerged from it, 00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:19.180 Moses (peace be upon him) wished to strike the sea with his staff 00:19:19.180 --> 00:19:21.539 so it would return to its original state, 00:19:21.539 --> 00:19:24.819 lest Pharaoh and his soldiers overtake him. 00:19:24.819 --> 00:19:26.819 But Allah said to him: 00:19:26.819 --> 00:19:29.220 "Leave the sea at rest— 00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:31.019 that is, still and open— 00:19:31.019 --> 00:19:36.859 for Pharaoh and those with him are an army doomed to be drowned." 00:19:36.859 --> 00:19:38.619 Pharaoh arrived with his troops 00:19:38.660 --> 00:19:42.500 at the edge of the sea from the other side. 00:19:42.500 --> 00:19:45.660 When he saw the sea in this state, 00:19:45.660 --> 00:19:47.700 it terrified him and he hesitated; 00:19:47.700 --> 00:19:50.619 he was overawed and intended to turn back, 00:19:50.619 --> 00:19:52.859 but alas, 00:19:52.859 --> 00:19:54.700 the divine decree had already gone forth, 00:19:54.700 --> 00:19:56.650 and the matter was decided. 00:19:56.650 --> 00:19:58.769 So he put on a show of courage before his commanders 00:19:58.769 --> 00:20:00.369 and said to them, 00:20:00.369 --> 00:20:04.609 "The Children of Israel are not more entitled to the sea than we are!" 00:20:04.609 --> 00:20:08.009 Thus, they plunged in, every last one of them. 00:20:08.009 --> 00:20:11.009 When they had all entered and were fully gathered within it, 00:20:11.009 --> 00:20:15.609 Allah the Almighty commanded the sea to collapse upon them, 00:20:15.609 --> 00:20:17.369 and it crashed down upon them, 00:20:17.369 --> 00:20:20.009 so not a single one of them survived. 00:20:20.009 --> 00:20:24.049 The waves tossed them up and down 00:20:24.049 --> 00:20:27.049 while the Children of Israel looked on. 00:20:27.049 --> 00:20:30.130 The waves piled high over Pharaoh, 00:20:30.130 --> 00:20:33.009 and the agonies of death overwhelmed him, 00:20:33.009 --> 00:20:35.329 whereupon he said, in that dire state: 00:20:35.329 --> 00:20:41.410 “And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh with his hosts pursued them in rebellion and transgression, till, when the (fate of) drowning overtook him, he exclaimed: I believe that there is no Allah save Him in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of those who surrender (unto Him).” (10:90) 00:20:41.410 --> 00:20:44.089 "and I am of those who surrender in Islam." 00:20:44.089 --> 00:20:48.079 Thus he believed at a time when faith could no longer benefit him. 00:20:48.079 --> 00:20:51.960 Gabriel (peace be upon him) was observing the scene, 00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:55.880 and when he saw Pharaoh uttering these words, 00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:58.000 he took mud from the seabed 00:20:58.000 --> 00:21:00.480 and began thrusting it into Pharaoh's mouth, 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:04.319 fearing that divine mercy might reach him. 00:21:04.359 --> 00:21:07.029 Allah Almighty said: 00:21:07.029 --> 00:21:15.630 “And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.” (26:52) 00:21:15.630 --> 00:21:21.549 “Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,” (26:53) 00:21:21.549 --> 00:21:28.349 “(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,” (26:54) 00:21:28.349 --> 00:21:34.019 "And indeed, they have enraged us, 00:21:34.019 --> 00:21:38.019 and we are all ever on our guard." 00:21:38.019 --> 00:21:44.579 “Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,” (26:57) 00:21:44.579 --> 00:21:49.700 "and treasures and a noble station." 00:21:49.700 --> 00:21:55.940 “Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.” (26:59) 00:21:55.940 --> 00:22:00.099 "So they pursued them at sunrise." 00:22:00.099 --> 00:22:09.619 “And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.” (26:61) 00:22:09.619 --> 00:22:15.980 “He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.” (26:62) 00:22:15.980 --> 00:22:21.940 "Then We revealed to Moses, 'Strike the sea with your staff.'" 00:22:21.940 --> 00:22:28.259 “Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.” (26:63) 00:22:28.259 --> 00:22:32.819 "And We brought the others near thereto." 00:22:32.819 --> 00:22:39.059 “And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;” (26:65) 00:22:39.059 --> 00:22:45.779 "Then We drowned the others." 00:22:45.779 --> 00:22:49.420 Thus did Allah destroy the tyrant Pharaoh, 00:22:49.420 --> 00:22:53.220 and He destroyed his troops, his ministers, and his henchmen. 00:22:53.220 --> 00:22:56.420 Allah delivered the oppressed people, 00:22:56.420 --> 00:22:59.700 and healed the hearts of a believing people 00:22:59.700 --> 00:23:04.160 as they witnessed the destruction of the wrongdoing folk. 00:23:04.160 --> 00:23:07.039 Yet, some of the Children of Israel 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:09.799 did not believe that Pharaoh was truly dead; 00:23:09.799 --> 00:23:12.799 out of their intense fear of him, 00:23:12.799 --> 00:23:16.069 they thought that someone like him could never die. 00:23:16.069 --> 00:23:21.150 So Allah Almighty commanded the sea to cast out his lifeless body, 00:23:21.150 --> 00:23:23.910 clad in his recognizable armor, 00:23:23.910 --> 00:23:27.230 onto an elevated piece of land, 00:23:27.230 --> 00:23:33.579 so that they might look upon him and be certain of his death and destruction. 00:23:33.579 --> 00:23:38.329 The destruction of Pharaoh and his chiefs took place on the day of Ashura. 00:23:38.329 --> 00:23:42.170 For it is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: 00:23:42.170 --> 00:23:46.130 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Medina 00:23:46.130 --> 00:23:49.410 and found the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura. 00:23:49.410 --> 00:23:52.250 He asked them about it, and they said, 00:23:52.250 --> 00:23:56.849 "This is the day on which Moses triumphed over Pharaoh." 00:23:56.849 --> 00:24:01.130 Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to his Companions: 00:24:01.130 --> 00:24:06.160 "You have more right to Moses than they do; so fast." 00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:09.819 Related by al-Bukhari. 00:24:09.819 --> 00:24:12.980 To be continued, if Allah wills. 00:24:12.980 --> 00:24:14.579 And Allah knows best. 00:24:14.579 --> 00:24:17.500 Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. 00:24:17.539 --> 00:24:21.259 And may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:24:21.259 --> 00:24:24.619 and upon all his family and Companions.