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Exodus of Bani Israel

خروج بني إسرائيل

Deliverance · Event

Musa leads Bani Israel out of Egypt by night; the sea is parted for them and closes over Pharaoh and his army.

Overview

Allah revealed to Musa: "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued" (26:52). Pharaoh's forces caught up with them at the sea, and Musa's companions cried that they were overtaken (26:61). Musa answered: "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me" (26:62). He was commanded to strike the sea with his staff, and it parted, each side like a great mountain (26:63). Bani Israel crossed; Pharaoh and his army followed and were drowned (26:66, 2:50).

The Quran recalls this deliverance to Bani Israel directly — "We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on" (2:50) — and tells it again in Ta-Ha (20:77–79).

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  • Exodus of Bani Israelخروج بني إسرائيل
Exodus of Bani Israel is connected to Musa (involved), Bani Israel (involved), Firawn (involved), Egypt (took place at), Musa and Firawn (after), Musa at Mount Sinai (before). The same connections are listed as text below.
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Quran references

Al-Baqarah 2:50

AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.

Translation · Saheeh International

Yunus 10:90

AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

۞ وَجَٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغْيًۭا وَعَدْوًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَدْرَكَهُ ٱلْغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَتْ بِهِۦ بَنُوٓا۟ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."

Translation · Saheeh International

Ash-Shu'ara 26:52

AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

Translation · Saheeh International

Ash-Shu'ara 26:62

AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

Translation · Saheeh International

Ash-Shu'ara 26:63

AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍۢ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

Translation · Saheeh International

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People

Musa

موسى

involved

Moses — the prophet sent to Pharaoh and to Bani Israel, whose story the Quran tells in more detail than any other.

Firawn

فرعون

involved

Pharaoh — the ruler of Egypt who enslaved Bani Israel, rejected Musa's message, and drowned pursuing them.

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Groups

Bani Israel

بنو إسرائيل

involved

The Children of Israel — descendants of Yaqub, delivered from Pharaoh through Musa and addressed at length in the Quran.

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Events

Musa and Firawn

موسى وفرعون

after

Musa and Harun deliver Allah's message to Pharaoh, face his magicians, and endure his threats and the plagues that follow.

Musa at Mount Sinai

ميقات موسى عند الطور

before

Musa's forty-night appointment at the Mount, his request to see Allah, and the Tablets he received — while his people turned to the calf.

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Places

Egypt

مصر

took place at

Misr — the land ruled by Pharaoh in the story of Musa and the country where Yusuf rose to authority.

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Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.

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  • Exodus of Bani IsraelinvolvedMusaDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Ash-Shu'ara 26:52Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      ۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

      “And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."”

      Open ayah 26:52 →
    • Quran Ash-Shu'ara 26:63Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍۢ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

      “Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.”

      "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted.

      Open ayah 26:63 →
    Open Musa →
  • Exodus of Bani IsraelinvolvedBani IsraelDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Al-Baqarah 2:50Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

      “And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.”

      "We parted the sea for you and saved you."

      Open ayah 2:50 →
    Open Bani Israel →
  • Exodus of Bani IsraelinvolvedFirawnDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src

    Pharaoh pursued Bani Israel to the sea and was drowned.

    Evidence

    • Quran Al-Baqarah 2:50Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

      “And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.”

      Open ayah 2:50 →
    • Quran Yunus 10:90Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      ۞ وَجَٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغْيًۭا وَعَدْوًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَدْرَكَهُ ٱلْغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَتْ بِهِۦ بَنُوٓا۟ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

      “And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."”

      Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity.

      Open ayah 10:90 →
    Open Firawn →
  • Exodus of Bani Israeltook place atEgyptLinguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.1 src

    The departure began from the land of Pharaoh, identified in the Quran as Egypt. The crossing place itself is never located.

    Evidence

    • Quran Ash-Shu'ara 26:57Linguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.

      فَأَخْرَجْنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

      “So We removed them from gardens and springs”

      "So We removed them from gardens and springs."

      Open ayah 26:57 →
    Open Egypt →
  • Exodus of Bani IsraelafterMusa and FirawnDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Ash-Shu'ara 26:52Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      ۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

      “And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."”

      The night departure follows the confrontation and the magicians' belief.

      Open ayah 26:52 →
    Open Musa and Firawn →
  • Exodus of Bani IsraelbeforeMusa at Mount SinaiDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Al-Baqarah 2:50Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

      “And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.”

      Al-Baqarah recounts the sea (2:50), then the forty nights (2:51), in that order.

      Open ayah 2:50 →
    Open Musa at Mount Sinai →