Moses: A path through the sea

Moses is instructed to lead his servants out at night and is informed that they will be pursued. Pharaoh sends summoners to the cities to prepare his army. He speaks disparagingly of the small group before him and presents his own forces as a well-prepared power. Thus, the escape and the pursuit progress simultaneously.

Pharaoh and his people abandon their gardens, springs, and riches to pursue them. The pursuit takes place at sunrise. When the two groups come within sight of each other, those with Moses think they have been caught. The entrapment between the sea and the approaching army becomes evident in their words.

Moses says that his Lord is with him and will guide him. Then, he is commanded to strike the sea with his staff. The sea parts, and the divided sections become like great masses. The other group is brought close to the same spot. The Quran describes this event as the opening of a path of salvation.

Moses and all those with him are saved; the pursuers are drowned. It is stated that this scene is a sign, and God's power and mercy are invoked. The narrative shows the salvation without erasing the fear experienced. Instead of claiming that every impasse will be solved by the same miracle, it conveys this specific turning point of a particular prophet's story.