Islahi Centre

About 3000 years ago, Egypt was ruled by a cruel king Firawn or Pharaoh.

One day a court soothsayer told Firawn that that year a boy would be born among the tribe of the Children of Israel who would destroy him and his kingdom.

Enraged, Firawn ordered all newborn boys of the tribe to be killed. The Children of Israel, already enslaved by Firawn, suffered the torment of seeing their newborn sons killed, while only their daughters were spared.

During these horrible times of pious woman, called Yukabid, of the Children of Israel, gave birth to a beautiful boy who was named Musa or Moses alaihissalam. She was told by Allah that this was a very special child who would one day become a great prophet.

Allah inspired her to put him in a box, which she was to cast into the river Nile, with the promise that her baby would be safe. She obeyed Allah’s order, and as the waves carried the box away, his sisterkept a watch on it, until it stopped at a bank near the royal palace.

There it was picked up by a member of Firawn’s household and brought to the queen. The queen was a loving, kind-hearted woman. When she saw the baby, her heart was touched and she exclaimed: “What a lovely child! Whoever sees him cannot but love him.” Despite the king’s objection, the queen decided to keep the baby in the palace and rear him as her own child.

The Prophet Musa alaihissalam brought up with, loving care by the Queen, received the best education.

But because Musa alaihissalam accidentally killed someone,Firawn intended to slay him. Therefore, Musa alaihissalam quietly left the city and journeyed to Madyan, where he met the Prophet Shuayb alaihissalam and married his daughter.

After spending some years in the beautiful valley of Madyan, Musa alahissalam returned with his family to Egypt.

They travelled slowly towards Mount Sinai, passing through awesome landscape of desert and rock.

One cold winter evening, as it grew darker and a cool breeze began to blow, they seemed to have lost their way. Musa alaihissalam looked around and notice a fire quite far away on the side of a mountain. He said: “Wait here! Look, I can see a fire in the distance. Perhaps I can find out where we are, or at least get a burning brand to warm ourselves with!”

As Musa alaihissalam reached the source of the light, Allah spoke to him and gave him wisdom and miracles.

Allah told him that He had chosen him as His messenger and commanded him to go with these signs and give His message to Firawn who had made himself a tyrant in the land.

Find out more: To know more about the message and meaning of Allah’s words, look up the following parts of the Quran which tell the story of the Prophet Musa alaihissalam – Surah Ta Ha 20:38-40, Surah al Qasas 28:7-35