Musa Cast into the River
4 ayahs
The Quran recounts that Allah inspired Musa's mother to place him in the river, promising to return him and make him a messenger.
Quran references
The Quranic account of Prophet Musa — from his birth to confronting Pharaoh, the Exodus, and the covenant at Sinai.
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The Quran recounts that Allah inspired Musa's mother to place him in the river, promising to return him and make him a messenger.
The Quran states that Pharaoh's household picked up Musa from the river, and Pharaoh's wife urged that they not kill him as he may be of benefit.
The Quran recounts that Musa accidentally caused the death of a man in a dispute and fled Egypt after being warned of a plot against him.
The Quran recounts that Musa helped two women water their flocks in Madyan and later married one of them after completing a term of service.
The Quran describes how Allah called to Musa from the sacred valley at the burning bush and appointed him as a messenger to Pharaoh.
The Quran records Allah giving Musa two clear signs: his staff becoming a serpent and his hand emerging radiant white.
The Quran recounts Musa and Harun going to Pharaoh to deliver the message and the contest with the sorcerers, whom Musa's staff defeated.
The Quran states that Allah seized the people of Pharaoh with years of drought and shortage of fruits, and sent plagues as signs, which they still rejected.
The Quran recounts that Allah commanded Musa to strike the sea with his staff, and it parted as dry paths, saving the Israelites while Pharaoh's army drowned.
The Quran recounts that the Israelites, led astray by al-Samiri, worshipped a golden calf while Musa was away on the mount, angering both Musa and Allah.
The Quran states that Allah wrote for Musa on the tablets guidance and detail for all things, and gave the Israelites the Torah as light and guidance.
The Quran recounts that Allah appointed Musa forty nights at the mount where he received the Torah, while the covenant was taken from Bani Isra'il.
The Quran recounts that Musa asked Allah to show Himself, and when Allah's glory was manifested on the mountain it crumbled and Musa fell unconscious.
The Quran recounts Musa's journey with a man of special knowledge, who performed three acts that Musa questioned but which each had a divine wisdom.