We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we were the first to believe.’
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Then We revealed Our will to Moses, ‘Leave with My servants by night, for you will be pursued!’
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Pharaoh sent messengers into the cities, proclaiming
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‘These people are a puny band––
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they have enraged us
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and we are a large army, on the alert.’
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So it was that We made them leave their gardens and their springs
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their treasures and their noble dwellings
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We gave [such] things [later]to the Children of Israel
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Pharaoh and his people pursued them at sunrise
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and as soon as the two sides came within sight of one another, Moses’ followers said, ‘We shall definitely be caught.’
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Moses said, ‘No, my Lord is with me: He will guide me,’
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and We revealed to Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your staff.’ It parted- each side like a mighty mountain
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and We brought the others to that place
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We saved Moses and all his companions
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and drowned the rest
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There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
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your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
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Tell them the story of Abraham
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when he asked his father and his people, ‘What do you worship?’
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They said, ‘We worship idols, and are constantly in attendance on them.’
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He asked, ‘Do they hear you when you call
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Do they help or harm you?’
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They replied, ‘No, but this is what we saw our fathers doing.’
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Abraham said, ‘Those idols you have worshipped
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