Juz by Juz: Allah and Musa

Juz by Juz: Allah and Musa is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9 in which Sheikh Azhari and his children tell how Allah gave Prophet Musa (AS) two miracles and sent him, with his brother Harun (AS), to Fir'awn.

Musa was on his way back to Egypt after ten years away. Allah told him to throw down the staff in his right hand, and it became a snake. Then Allah told him to put his hand into his clothes, and it came out shining. These were miracles: signs from Allah that no one else could do. Musa was being sent to a tyrant, Fir'awn, so he made dua that Allah would open his heart and make his task and his speech easy. He also asked for his brother Harun to help him, and they went to Fir'awn together.

The Sheikh uses the story to talk about things that can be used for good or for bad, like a knife, or our own tongue: we can use it to say good things, or to hurt people. And he draws the episode's main lesson from the two brothers. When we work together, things become better and easier.

The Sheikh also tells how, as a baby, Musa (AS) put a hot coal in his mouth and hurt his tongue, which is why speaking was hard for him. This story comes from later narrations, not from the Qur'an.

The children draw a staff and some dates on their drawing pads, and answer a quiz about the Jumu'ah prayer, what to say when you sneeze and the language of the Qur'an.

• Surah Ta-Ha 20:17-23: Allah tells Musa to throw down his staff, which becomes a snake, and to put his hand to his side, which comes out white and shining.
• Surah Ta-Ha 20:24-36: Musa is sent to Fir'awn, asks Allah to open his heart, ease his task and untie the knot from his tongue, and asks for his brother Harun as a helper.
• Surah Al-Qasas 28:29: Musa sets off with his family after completing his term of years, and is called at the mountain.
• Sahih al-Bukhari 2684: Musa completed the longer and better of the two terms, ten years.