The Holy Quran 2:60 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

۞ وَإِذِ ٱسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ فَٱنفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًا ۖ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۖ كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

Translation

When Moosa asked for water for his people, We told him, “Strike the stone with your staff." Then twelve springs gushed from the stone and each tribe (from the twelve tribes) knew its place of drinking. (We said to them) "Eat and drink from Allaah's provision and do not spread corruption on earth."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The appearance of twelve springs: this story too took place in the same wilderness. There was no water, and when a stone was struck with the staff, twelve springs gushed forth. The tribes of the Children of Israel were also twelve — one tribe had more people, another fewer — and for each tribe there was a spring suited to it, and this very correspondence…

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