Born at a time,
young boys were ordered to be
slaughtered alive.
His mother had feared that
he too,
would most surely never survive.
Yet by an intervention
which was
nothing short of divine,
Allah inspired his mother
to place her newborn
into the Nile.
So with her trust in Allah,
she graciously complied,
casting him into the river
as his sister followed alongside.
Watching him closely,
she was soon taken by surprise,
when Musa floated right into the home
of the most wicked of all,
the most despised.
The home of Fir'aun,
the ruler of Egypt
who was committing the most despicable of crimes.
It seemed like certain death,
yet in fact it was a miracle in disguise,
for Musa is lovingly picked up by Fir'aun's wife
and soon becomes the apple of her eyes.
As such, he finds himself safe and secure
within the home of the worst of mankind.
Musa lived on to become a noble man in Egypt,
known to be upright.
A man of justice, wisdom
and of course, incredible might.
Yet all was to change one day
when he finds himself in the middle of a fight,
between an Egyptian man
and one of his own,
an Israelite.
Attempting to reconcile the two,
he delivers a mistaken strike,
which unfortunately causes
the Egyptian to die.
It was an accident of course,
yet it tore him up inside.
"Oh Lord, I have wronged myself”
“So forgive me", he cried.
But by the following day,
word had spread that Musa had killed a man
and he would soon be tried.
A man came to him running.
"They're going to put you to death.”
“You must escape",
he sincerely advised.
So Musa fled the land of Egypt
in search of a safe place to hide.
And for eight nights he traveled
until he finally arrived
at the water wells of Madyan.
But by now, he was
extremely tired.
In a state of fatigue,
he sought rest under a tree
until he noticed two women who were
desperately in need.
He quickly offered his help
and assisted to water their sheep,
before he sat back down in the shade,
praying,
"Oh Lord, I am in need”
“Of whatever good You bestow upon me".
At this point,
the women return
and advise him to meet with their father.
He asked Musa if he's willing to work on his farm
and look after his pasture.
In return,
he would wed one of his daughters
for him to have as a partner.
Musa accepted the offer
and worked for ten years thereafter.
But upon completing the term,
he decided it was time to make his departure.
Heading for home,
he traveled with his family
long into the night,
but as he nears Mount Toor,
he notices a fire
beaming bright.
Approaching it cautiously,
he draws nearer to the light.
Until he hears a call
which will forever change
the course of his life.
"Oh Musa.
I am your Lord.
There is no Lord but I."
The sound left Musa shaken,
trembling in awe.
He had just received revelation from Allah.
The one true Lord.
Like Ibrahim, Isaac, Yaqoub
and all the messengers before.
It is then Allah commands him
to cast his staff to the floor.
It suddenly turns into a frightening serpent
only then to be restored.
A shining light then emerges from his hand.
Another sign once more.
Miraculous signs to assist him
upon the mission he was to be called.
"Go to Fir'aun for indeed he has transgressed.
Call him to worship God alone
without making partners instead.
And command Him to free the children of Israel,
Relieve their distress".
"Oh Lord,”
“ease my task,”
“widen my chest”
“and make firm my speech,"
Musa humbly requests.
“And allow my brother Harun to accompany me”
Allah accepts.
And thus they go forth
beginning to make their way.
"I am with you both"
Allah states,
"so don't be afraid".
They then go on to meet with with Fir'aun.
who swiftly responds in dismay.
"Did I not raise you in my home
and give you a place to stay?
And weren’t you the one who killed a man
and then ran away.
And yet, here you are.
Is this what you have to say?
Who is this so called Lord of yours,
anyway?"
"Lord of the east, west and all in between.”
“If only you'd understand".
"I know no, Lord, but I.”
“Why not bring some proof”
“if you can."
So Musa’s staff turns into a serpent
and a bright light shines from his hands.
"You are nothing but a madman”
“who wishes to drive us out of our land.”
This is nothing but magic
“and I'll surely destroy your plan".
And so a showdown is called
and the best of magiciains are summoned to attend.
Fir'aun promises a reward if they win
assuring they'd become a close friend.
So they cast their sticks
which begin to wriggle and bend.
But before the staff of Musa,
they had no chance to contend.
It turned into a gigantic serpent
and that was the end.
The magicians fall into prostration
humbly admitting defeat.
"We believe in the Lord of Harun and Musa",
they begin to repeat.
Fir'aun reacts in anger,
responding in conceit.
"This man is nothing more than your chief.”
“I will crucify you all”
“and cut off your hands and feet.”
“Then you shall surely know”
“there is no Lord”
“more powerful than me”
Things went downhill for Fir'aun following this loss.
He had been publicly disgraced
and by now his power was on the rocks.
Feeling insecure,
he increases the severity of his plots,
further tormenting the children of Israel
while Musa would watch.
Musa warned him of Allah's punishment,
yet Fir'aun heeded not.
So Allah sent a devastating drought
destroying all of Egypt's crops.
And then came in the floods,
the locusts,
the lice and the frogs.
Sign after sign,
yet Fir'aun refused to stop.
After some time passes,
Allah permits Musa to finally leave.
So he gathers the children of Israel
and heads towards the Red Sea.
Yet upon realising their escape,
Fir’aun refuses to let them flee.
He dispatches an army
and chases after them with speed.
As he has them surrounded,
the children of Israel slowly lose patience.
They cry "Surely we are doomed.”
“We are soon to be overtaken".
Musa replies
"My Lord is with me”
“and I will not be forsaken".
He strikes the sea with his staff
causing its miraculous separation
into two towering mountains
making way for their evacuation.
Blinded by pride,
Fir'aun follows them in pursuit.
Failing to realise that for him,
the sea would no longer split in two.
And as such,
Fir'aun drowns miserably
along with the rest of his crew.
Today, his body remains on display
for the whole world to view
leaving his story a permanent lesson