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The view in its historical context is well summarised in Tommaso Tesei's 2015 article '''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7817/jameroriesoci.135.1.19 Some Cosmological Notions from Late Antiquity in Q 18:60–65: The Quran in Light of Its Cultural Context]''<nowiki/>', examining the Qur'ans verse on Moses meeting a servant at the meeting of the two seas, which he claims is influenced by a story of Alexander the Great (''see [[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]]''), which also features in this Surah. The main discussion is on verses: | The view in its historical context is well summarised in Tommaso Tesei's 2015 article '''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7817/jameroriesoci.135.1.19 Some Cosmological Notions from Late Antiquity in Q 18:60–65: The Quran in Light of Its Cultural Context]''<nowiki/>', examining the Qur'ans verse on Moses meeting a servant at the meeting of the two seas, which he claims is influenced by a story of Alexander the Great (''see [[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]]''), which also features in this Surah. The main discussion is on verses: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|18|60-65}}|18:60 And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period." 18:61 But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away | {{Quote|{{Quran|18|60-65}}|18:60 And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period." 18:61 But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away 18:62 So when they had passed beyond it, [Moses] said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly suffered in this, our journey, [much] fatigue." 18:63 He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly". | ||
18:62 So when they had passed beyond it, [Moses] said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly suffered in this, our journey, [much] fatigue." | 18:64 [Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints. 18:65 AAnd they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.}} | ||
18:63 He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly". | |||
18:64 [Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints. | |||
18:65 AAnd they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.}} | |||
The full article from Tommaso, which is recommended to read to understand the context, can be read in the link on [https://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR] for free by making an account, which provides a full overview. | The full article from Tommaso, which is recommended to read to understand the context, can be read in the link on [https://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR] for free by making an account, which provides a full overview. | ||