THE TENTH OF MUHARRAM ( AASHOORAA )

 *THE TENTH OF MUHARRAM ( AASHOORAA )*

Allah has narrated to us  in His Book a story about what happened in Allah’s month ...the sacred month of Muharram, and that is the story of Prophet Moosa (Alaihissalaam) and Pharaoh, the tyrant of Egypt. 

🔹Pharaoh dominated the nation of Israel and enslaved them, killing their newborn sons but letting their females live. The nation of Israel used to know, according to what came to them from Prophet Ibraaheem (Alaihissalaam), that someone from his lineage would destroy the king of Egypt. These glad tidings were famous among them; and the news of it was made known to Pharaoh. Pharaoh ordered his soldiers to kill all newborn boys of the nation of Israel; in order to secure himself from destruction.

 

However,the Will of Allah cannot be stopped by any precautions and His Ability conquers anything. So, Allah chose for the Prophet Moosa to be born safely, to be saved from being killed, and also to be raised in Pharaoh’s own home under the protection of Allah until he was an adult.

 

🔹Later, Moosa may (Alaihissalaam) accidentally killed a person from Pharaoh’s people. Moosa (Alaihissalaam) was afraid that he would be captured and be killed for this, so he fled to the land of  _Madyan_   and abided there for some time. He married there and then returned to Egypt. 

On the way back, Allah talked to him (by revelation) and told him he was a Prophet and the Messenger to Pharaoh. Allah gave him many signs by which he will be known as the prophet of Allah and they would show that he was a true prophet.

 

🔹Moosa may Allah exalt his mention went to Pharaoh and showed him the signs of Allah but Pharaoh was arrogant and stubborn. 

 

🔹Pharaoh claimed that the signs Moosa may Allah exalt his mention brought were only magic and that he had magic that would overtake the magic of Moosa. So Pharaoh gathered magicians from his kingdom and they presented their magic. Moosa (Alaihissalaam) presented what he had from the signs, which Allah had given him.

 

🔹At that time, Pharaoh decided to try a different plan - fear, force and retaliation . Allah told Moosa (Alaihissalaam) to get every believer out of Egypt and direct them to where Allah would tell him. 

🔹Pharaoh gathered his army and forces, which were around one million soldiers, according to some references, and he chased Moosa may Allah exalt his mention and his people, hoping to destroy them completely. Moosa (Alaihissalaam) ended up at the sea, with Pharaoh and his army behind him. 

The believers were afraid because the sea was in front of them and the enemy was behind them.

 

🔸 Allah Says (what means): “ And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed,we are to be overtaken!"

[ Moses] said, " _No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

[Quran 26: 61-62]

 

Whoever is close to Allah, Allah will never let him down or leave him on his own.

🔹Allah ordered Moosa may Allah exalt his mention to strike the sea with his staff. Moosa may Allah exalt his mention did so and the sea opened up for them to cross. 

 🔹Moosa may Allah exalt his mention walked across the path that opened in the sea and the last of his people left the sea and every soldier of Pharaoh’s army was inside the path. At this time Allah ordered the sea to collapse upon them, drowning Pharaoh and his army.

▪The truth is victorious, regardless of the size or seeming power of falsehood. 

 

 

_The Promise of Allah was true ...Allah gave Moosa (Alaihissalaam) and the believers victory over Pharaoh and his army._

 This great event occurred on the 10th of the sacred month of Muharram and the day is called    " Aashoora "