Munira

The Path Through the Sea

6 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Musa (Moses)

A dry path runs between two tall walls of dark water toward a rising sun.

Musa, peace be upon him, leads his people out of Egypt by night, and they come to the edge of the sea with Pharaoh's army behind them. Musa trusts Allah, and Allah makes a dry path through the sea.

The Moral · Patience

Musa trusted Allah when the sea was in front and the army behind.

Try today: Wait for your turn without asking twice.

How the Story begins

Water in front, and an army behind. This story is true, and it comes from the Qur’an. It is the story of the Prophet Musa, peace be upon him, and the day Allah made a dry path right through the middle of the sea. It is a story about trusting Allah, even when there seems to be no way out. Let’s find out what happened.

Musa and his brother, the Prophet Harun, peace be upon him, had shown Pharaoh many signs from Allah. But Pharaoh would not believe, and he would not let the Children of Israel go. He stayed proud and cruel. So Allah told Musa: Travel by night with My servants. You will be followed.

Life was very hard for the Children of Israel in those days. Musa had told them: My people, if you believe in Allah, then put your trust in Him. And they answered: In Allah we put our trust. Our Lord, save us by Your mercy. They had faith that Allah would help them, even though they could not yet see how.

The Story has 17 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.

Hear the whole Story in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.

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Sources

Retold from Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:52–68, Ta-Ha 20:77–79, Yunus 10:84–86 and 10:90–92, and Al-Baqarah 2:50; Sahih al-Bukhari 2004; with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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