فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَٰفِلِينَ ١٣٦
So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.
Quran verses about Moses (Musa)
موسى عليه السلام
103 verses in 22 surahs · 20 subtopics
These verses on Moses often show him alongside his brother Aaron; he was given the Book, signs and a clear authority. They recount how he was cast into the river to be picked up by Pharaoh’s household and then returned to his mother, his departure to Madyan and his years there, the staff, Mount Sinai with the fire and the divine speech, and his meeting with the righteous servant.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 103
- The covenant taken from him 1
- Rebuilding the wall 1
- Cast into the river to be picked up by Pharaoh’s household 2
- He was given the Book, signs and clear authority 19
- It is discovered that he was the killer 1
- By Allah’s care he is returned to his mother 2
- His praise in the Quran 1
- Holing the boat 1
- The departure to Madyan 1
- His mission as messenger 5
- Marriage and the years in Madyan 2
- Peace be upon Moses and Aaron 1
- Mount Sinai, the fire and the divine speech 5
- The righteous servant explains to Moses 4
- The killing of the boy 1
- The unintentional killing 1
- Moses and the righteous servant 1
- He is a descendant of Abraham 1
- Moses and Aaron 63
- The day of the festival with Pharaoh’s magicians 4
- The Torah revealed to Moses and the worship of the calf 12
- Pharaoh and his chiefs arrogantly refuse to follow Moses 9
- The plagues sent upon Pharaoh and his people 4
- The drowning of Pharaoh and his troops 8
- Moses as a young man and husband 1
- Moses entrusted with the call 14
- Moses as a child 4
- The Children of Israel refuse to enter the Holy Land 3
- The Children of Israel inherit the land 5
- The staff 11
The drowning of Pharaoh and his troops · 8 verses
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰقَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ ٨٤
And Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in Allāh, then rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims [i.e., submitting to Him]."
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ٩٦
And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority
فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسْتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعًا ١٠٣
So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.
وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَٱضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيقًا فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكًا وَلَا تَخْشَىٰ ٧٧
And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."
وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ٥٢
And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ ٦٠
So they pursued them at sunrise.
وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ ٣٩
And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
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