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Surah: Ash-Shu'ara (63)
We Revealed to Moses Strike the Sea With Your Staff and It Split — The Command to Use Means Not Abandon Them
أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَٱنفَلَقَ
— الشعراء الآية 63
Verse: "We revealed to Moses: Strike the sea with your staff — and it split, each part like a massive mountain." (26:63) — Moses ﷺ said: "We are overtaken." The sea ahead, Pharaoh behind. The solution? "Strike the sea with your staff" — Allah didn't say "pray and wait" but commanded action. The means was simple — the staff. But divine enablement was behind it. Lesson of tawakkul and action: tawakkul is not abandoning the means — but striking the staff and leaving the outcome to Allah.
Source: Ibn Kathir (6/151); Al-Sadi
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What is the practical lesson from Allah commanding Moses to strike the sea with his staff rather than just supplicate?
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