The Holy Quran 26:63 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Translation

So We sent revelation to Moosa telling him, “Strike the sea with your staff." (When he struck the sea) It then split open (creating twelve paths for them to cross to the other side), each portion (each wall of water between the paths) being like a huge mountain.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Twelve paths in the sea: the water was very deep. It split in twelve places and dry paths were formed. The twelve tribes of the Children of Israel passed through them, each separately, while between them mountains of water remained standing (so in “Mudih al-Quran”).

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