Quran 44:24 – Moses (sws) Already Know To Leave The Sea To Its Original State?
It appears from Ghamidi Sahab’s translation that it was told to Prophet Moses (sws) beforehand at the same time when He was asked for the exodus. And this is complemented from another place in Quran 20:77 where the first part of the miracle is being told to Prophet Moses (sws) i.e. how and where to split the sea ; and from the context it is clear that this dialogue and the one mentioned in Quran 44:24 where the second part of the miracle is mentioned i.e. place the sea back to its original state happened at the same time: وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِیْ فَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيْقًا فِیْ الْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخَافُ دَرَكًا وَّلَا تَخْشَى. فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِ فَغَشِيَهُمْ مِّنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ. وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُ وَمَا هَدَى [After this, some time passed until the truth was conclusively conveyed. Then] We revealed to Moses: “Set off with My servants at night. Then when [you encounter] the sea make a dry path for them [with your staff; you will be able to safely go across]. You will neither have any danger to get caught by anyone nor any fear of drowning.” [Then when they set off], the Pharaoh followed him with his armies . Then he and his armies were covered by the sea with that which covered them. In reality, the Pharaoh had but led astray his nation; he did not show [it] the right path . (Quran 20:77-79) (Excerpt from Quranic Exegesis: Javed Ahmed Ghamidi) (English Rendering by Dr. Shehzad Saleem) __ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُوْنَ. فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِیْ لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُوْنَ. وَاتْرُكْ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُنْدٌ مُّغْرَقُوْنَ. [They were not the slightest affected by this.] So, finally he called out to his Lord: “These are a wrongdoing people.” It was directed: “So, depart with My servants during the night and be aware that you will be followed”. And, yes leave the sea at ease [once you cross it]. Undoubtedly, this is now an army destined to drown. ” (Quran 44:22-24) (Excerpt from Quranic Exegesis: Javed Ahmed Ghamidi) (English Rendering by Dr. Shehzad Saleem)