Enlightenments from the Call of Moses pbuh

Enlightenments from the Call of Moses pbuh

﴾And when he reached his full strength and was on a straight path, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good.﴿^[29]

Here, with Moses pbuh-after Allah bestowed upon him wisdom and knowledge-we enter the city, the capital of Pharaoh, which he filled with corruption, tyranny, killing the believers, assaults against people’s honor, and subjugation of the weak to serve his massive criminal machine. And here is Moses pbuh, approaching two men: one of them is an Israelite believer and the other one is an impurity from Pharaoh’s soldiers who wants to subjugate and humiliate the Israelite. And the Israelite refuses humiliation and abasement, of which most of the Children of Israel had their fill. And Moses pbuh initiates by killing the cursed one, and describing him to be from the work and creation of Satan. And just as Satan is the enemy of Allah and the adversary of His servants, who is clear to every man of sound nature, so it goes for this cursed Pharaonic one. And the battle of Moses pbuh against Pharaoh and his cursed satanic group starts; an unequal battle from materialistic perspectives.

Moses pbuh then leaves the city, afraid and vigilant, begging Allah to save him from the oppressing people, not in pursuit of the materialistic life which is a prison to the likes of Moses pbuh, but rather so that he could bear the banner of (There is no god except Allah).

And here, Moses did not carry an axe to destroy an idol that represents the ideologies of the misguided people; rather he attacked those people directly and killed one of them and then attempted to kill the other, and this step is more progressive than its prior one, and after an occultation of ten years, which Moses pbuh spent with a great prophet who is Shuaib pbuh, Moses pbuh returned to Egypt, and this time he was carrying a message to the tyrant Pharaoh; a message he carried while on the way back [to Egypt], and with it he carried (There is no might except in Allah). The Powerful Lord of the Heavens and the earth said to him, ﴾“And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?”﴿.^[30] And He swt knows best what is in the right hand of Moses, a staff according to the estimates of those veiled by the material, and this staff cannot be a weapon with which Moses pbuh fights Pharaoh’s forces, who were armed with the most modern weaponry of that time, but Allah swt made it into a snake that moves by His strength, the strength by which the Heavens and the earth exist, and He made the hand of Moses white without harm, which is another sign.

And although these signs are great, the weapon of Moses was neither the staff nor the miraculous white hand, rather the strong and invincible weapon of Moses was (There is no might except in Allah). And these signs, for Moses, were not but for him to see from his Lord’s greatest signs. And Moses came to Pharaoh, the tyrant, carrying in his heart that great meaning (There is no might except in Allah); this meaning which made Pharaoh, Haman, and their soldiers, in the eyes of Moses pbuh, more despicable than flies; moreover they were not truly something to be mentioned. And Moses and Aaron cried out in the presence of Pharaoh: ﴾⁴⁷“We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace is upon whoever followed guidance. ⁴⁸Indeed, it has been inspired to us that the torment is upon whoever denies and turns away.”﴿.^[31] And the tyrant began insisting and arguing, “Who is your lord?” … “What about the earlier generations?” … then the cursed one renounced saying, ﴾⁵⁷He said, “Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses? ⁵⁸Then we will surely bring you magic like it, so make between us and you an appointment, which we will not fail to keep and neither will you, in a place assigned.”﴿.^[32]

And Pharaoh and his soldiers became arrogant and earned the torment, so they were drowned in the sea of their sins so that they might serve as a lesson for the pharaohs of this time and their soldiers. So is there anyone willing to learn the lesson before the Word arrives?

Some of the Most Important Matters to be noticed about the Call of Moses pbuh:

1. Moses pbuh began by killing one of Pharaoh’s soldiers; and this stance is of extreme sternness, since killing and fighting are usually the last method for the call and for spreading the word of there is no god except Allah. So what made it the first step here? The truth is, there are several reasons, of which:

A. Moses was in a confrontation with a tyrant who took control of people’s lives, killed, stole, pillaged, and overpowered the people of the earth with no deterrent. Therefore, the blessed act of Moses of killing this satanic soldier was an effectual stab and a great deterrent to Pharaoh, his group and soldiers.

B. This act had a great impact in encouraging the Children of Israel and making them rebel against Pharaoh and his soldiers, and preparing them for the future revolution which Moses pbuh made after his return.

C. This process had a significance in showing the character of Moses pbuh as rebel against the oppression of Pharaoh and his soldiers, and introducing the Children of Israel to the importance of this great leader who will save them from Pharaoh and his soldiers later on. D. This process had a significance in acquitting Moses pbuh from the accusation of allegiance to Pharaoh (may Allah curse him) which he had to bear as he was the stepson of Pharaoh and was living in his palace.

2. After Moses returned from the city of Madyan, the call for the Truth took another form; this time of lenience, perchance Pharaoh or one of his supporters or soldiers remember or fear Allah swt, and thus follow the religion of Jacob pbuh and Joseph pbuh who was a person of authority and a minister of their former king. And until that period of time, Moses had not brought the jurisprudence which abrogated that of Jacob pbuh, Isaac and Abraham pbut, which was the Hanafi jurisprudence, despite the fact that it was distorted and not applied except according to the satanic desires and allegations of the clerics of the religion of Israel.

3. There were Divine punishments and Divine signs which accompanied the call of Moses pbuh in Egypt; perchance Pharaoh, his soldiers, or the arrogant among the Children of Israel like Qarun, would believe. Some of those punishments were that their water turned into blood and their lands were filled with frogs. And they would beg Moses pbuh to ask Allah to lift the torment from them. And even so, only a lineage from his people believed in Moses, and alas unto the servants.

4. At the end of the call, there was the migration of Moses pbuh and those who believed with him, and their exodus from Egypt fearing that Pharaoh, his eminent, group, and soldiers would subdue, hurt, and kill them. Thus when the two groups encountered one another, this spreading fear surfaced among the Children of Israel, who were faithful with a weak and unstable faith. Thus they said, “Surely, we will be overtaken by Pharaoh and his soldiers.” But, Moses pbuh scolded them and advised them that they were migrating to Allah, the One, the Conqueror. He said, “No, my Lord is verily with me. He will guide me.” So the Children of Israel survived in honor of Moses pbuh, and a thousand souls are honored for the sake of one. And Pharaoh and his soldiers were drowned, so away with them.