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you might be guided by them in the darkness of indeed Most Merciful to you. (17:66)
the land and sea. We have made the Signs clear When harm occurs to you at sea, those you call
for people who have knowledge. (6:97) on vanish–except for Him alone! But when He
Then We took revenge on them and drowned delivers you to dry land, you turn away. Man
them in the sea because they denied Our Signs truly is ungrateful. (17:67)
and paid no attention to them. (7:136) We have honoured the sons of Adam and con-
We conveyed the tribe of Israel across the sea veyed them on land and sea and provided them
and they came upon some people who were de- with good things and favoured them greatly over
voting themselves to some idols which they had. many We have created. (17:70)
They said, ‘Musa, give us a god just as these peo- Remember when Musa said to his servant, ‘I will
ple have gods.’ He said, ‘You are indeed an igno- not give up until I reach the meeting-place of the
rant people.’ (7:138) two seas, even if I must press on for many years.’
Ask them about the town which was by the sea (18:60)
when they broke the Sabbath–when their fish But when they reached their meeting-place, they
came to them near the surface on their Sabbath forgot their fish which quickly burrowed its way
day but did not come on the days which they did into the sea. (18:61)
not keep the Sabbath. In this way We put them to He (Musa’s servant) said, ‘Do you see what has
the test because they were deviators. (7:163) happened? When we went to find shelter at the
It is He Who conveys you on both land and sea rock, I forgot the fish. No one made me forget to
so that when some of you are on a boat, running remember it except Satan. It found its way into
before a fair wind, rejoicing at it, and then a vio- the sea in an amazing way.’ (18:63)
lent squall comes upon them and the waves (He said to Musa,) ‘As for the boat, it belonged to
come at them from every side and they realise some poor people who worked on the sea. I
there is no way of escape, they call on Allah, wanted to damage it because a king was coming
making their religion sincerely His: ‘If You rescue behind them, commandeering every boat.’
us from this, we will truly be among the thank- (18:79)
ful.’ (10:22) Say: ‘If all the sea was ink to write down the
We brought the tribe of Israel across the sea and Words of my Lord, it would run out long before
Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of the Words of my Lord ran out,’ even if We were
tyranny and enmity. Then, when he was on the to bring the same amount of ink again. (18:109)
point of drowning, he said, ‘I believe that there is He (Allah) said, ‘Your request has been granted,
no god but Him in whom the tribe of Israel be- Musa. We were gracious to you another time
lieve. I am one of the Muslims.’ (10:90) when We revealed to your mother: "Place him
Allah is He Who created the heavens and the into the box and throw it into the sea and the sea
earth and sends down water from the sky and by will wash it up on the shore, where an enemy of
it brings forth fruits as provision for you. He has Mine and his will pick it up." I showered you
made the ships subservient to you to run upon with love from Me so that you would be brought
the sea by His command, and He has made the up under My supervision.’ (20:36-39)
rivers subservient to you. (14:32) We revealed to Musa, ‘Travel with My servants
It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so by night. Strike a dry path for them through the
that you can eat fresh flesh from it and bring out sea. Have no fear of being overtaken and do not
from it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships be afraid.’ (20:77)
cleaving through it so that you can seek His Pharaoh pursued them with his troops and the
bounty, and so that hopefully you will show sea overwhelmed them utterly. (20:78)
thanks. (16:14) He (Musa) said, ‘Go! In this world you will have
Your Lord is He Who propels the ships on the sea to say, "Untouchable!" And you have an appoint-
for you so that you may seek His bounty. He is ment which you will not fail to keep. Look at
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