By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: God punishes the idolaters and the death of Moses. Moses could not believe his eyes, even though God had just warned him that a severe punishment was about to befall his people for worshipping the…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: Prophet Moses led his people, the Children of Israel, out of Egypt. They left under the cover of darkness, carrying their meagre possessions headed across the desert towards the Red Sea. When they reached the…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: The Children of Israel flee, but they are a broken people. Pharaoh and the majority of the people of Egypt refused to believe the signs. Repeatedly God sent his punishments and the people appealed to…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: Egypt suffers but Pharaoh refuses to free the children of Israel. Pharaoh was angry. His kingdom of fear was built by oppressing the people and holding their hearts and minds captive. All the people of…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: By the permission of God, Moses defeats the magicians. Quran narrates several conversations between Moses and Pharaoh. One of the most detailed accounts is in chapter 26 which is entitled ‘The Poets’. Moses speaks kindly…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: The story so far. On a dark night, in the shadow of Mount Tur, God conferred Prophethood on Moses. His first command to him was go to Pharaoh. “Go To Pharaoh! Verily! He has…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: A yearning for home leads Moses towards his destiny. Moses, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, married one of the women he had initially helped at waterhole and spent the next…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: Moses finds shelter in Midian. After walking for more than a week across the burning desert, Moses arrived at an oasis where groups of men were watering their animals. They were pushing, fighting, joking,…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: God replaces weakness with strength. Chapter 28 of the Quran is named, ‘The Narration’, the first 45 verses focus solely on the story of Moses. It is from here that we learn about the strength…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2010 IslamReligion.com) Description: Moses’ mother demonstrates that there is none more trustworthy than God Alone. There are lessons for humankind throughout the story of Moses, which are not only learnt after his prophethood; rather, they are found even…