The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 440
CH. 26 ASH-SHU'ARĀ' PT. 19 64. "Then We revealed Moses, saying, “Strike the sea فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى أَنِ اضْرِبُ بَعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ فَانْفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّودِ with thy rod. Thereupon it وَاَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ الْآخَرِيْنَ ® parted, and every part looked like a huge mountain. 2746 65. And We made approach that place. 2746A others "20:78. companions Moses replied, most emphatically, and in words expressive of complete confidence and trust in God. "We shall never be overtaken," he said, "My Lord is with me. " This Commentary: الْعَظِيمِ For a more detailed discussion as to how the Israelites passed safely his hosts was drowned, see 20:78 through the sea and how Pharaoh with The idea embodied in the words has been expressed i. e. "make for them is how God's Elect stand firm and unshaken like a rock in the midst of severest trials. God purposely makes elsewhere (20:78) in the words them pass through hard ordeals to show to the world the invincibility of their trust in God and His own regard for them. They emerge from these ordeals triumphant. This has happened in the time of every Prophet of God. Its brightest example is to be seen in the life of the Holy Prophet of Islam. 2746. Important Words: (mountain) is derived from 4 which means, it was or became firm or steadfast. » means, a mountain or a great mountain rising high into the sky, an elevated or overlooking tract of land (Lane & Aqrab). (part) is derived from (faraqa) and means, a piece or portion that is split or separated from a thing; a great flock or herd of sheep or goats only; a group of boys; a mountain; a wave, billow or surge (Lane & Aqrab). a dry path in the sea. " God miraculously so arranged that when the Israelites were crossing the sea it was the time of the low tide and the water of the sea had receded, leaving a dry path for them to pass. But when the Egyptians following them reached the middle of the sea, the high tide returned and the rising water quickly engulfed them. The words may either refer to the two parties of the Egyptians and the Israelites or to the several parties in which the Egyptians might have become divided while they were crossing the sea; or they may refer to each wave of the sea because when 2354 the water was receding it looked like a huge mound. 2746A. Important Words: (that place). They say as i. e. he repaired to it. I means, there; that