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Examples From The Lives of The Prophets And True Believers

example for all believers.
The Qur'an explains the period of Musa's mission as
follows: The Pharaoh who ruled in Egypt exercised absolute
power over the children of Israel. On the other hand, the
Prophet Musa (as) and his people were a minority in the
country. Therefore, from the perspective of the ignorant, who
judge things merely from the way they appear, and thus
falsely suppose that the powerful wins out over the just,
would expect success for the Pharaoh. Yet, this is delusion,
for God commands as follows:

God has written, "I will be victorious, I and and My
Messengers." God is Most Strong, Almighty. (Surat al-
Mujadala: 21)
God kept his promise He gave to His Prophets and
granted victory to the Prophet Musa (as) against the Pharaoh.
God supported him through his brother Harun as well as His
own protection. In addition, God granted several miracles for
the Prophet Musa (as) to perform and set him apart from all
other people by speaking to him. We can draw lessons from
Musa's struggle as related in the Qur'an. It clearly reveals
how what may appear adverse for the believers can, in an
instant, turn out in their favour by the Will of God.
One such event took place in the following manner: The
Pharaoh and his army set out to capture Musa (as) and his
companions after fleeing Egypt. By the time the children of
Israel had reached the sea, the Pharaoh and his soldiers had
nearly caught up with them. At that moment, the words of
Musa (as) were very moving; although the Pharaoh and his
soldiers were within grasp, and there was no way of escape,
he did not despair of God's help, and thus maintained a