(60–82) “And when Moses said to his young attendant, ‘I will not cease traveling until I reach the meeting place of the two seas, even if I journey for ages.’ Then, when they reached the meeting place of the two, they forgot their fish, and it made its way into the sea through a tunnel-like passage.”

Allah, Exalted is He, tells us about His prophet Moses (peace be upon him), his intense desire for goodness, and his pursuit of knowledge. He said to his young attendant—that is, the servant who accompanied him at home and while traveling, namely Joshua son of Nun, whom Allah later made a prophet—“I will not cease until I reach the meeting place of the two seas.” That is, I will continue traveling, however great the distance and whatever hardship I endure, until I reach the meeting place of the two seas. This was the place concerning which it had been revealed to him: There you will find one of Allah’s knowledgeable servants who possesses knowledge that you do not. “Even if I journey for ages”—that is, for a great distance. The meaning is that Moses’ longing and eagerness prompted him to make this declaration to his attendant. It was a firm resolve on his part, and so he carried it through.

“Then, when they reached”—that is, Moses and his attendant—“the meeting place of the two, they forgot their fish.” They had a fish with them from which they took provisions and ate, and Moses had been promised that wherever the fish was lost, there he would find the servant whom he sought. The fish then made its way—that is, followed its course—into the sea through a tunnel-like passage. This was one of the signs.

The commentators stated that when they reached that place, the fish they had been using as provisions was touched by seawater. By Allah’s permission, it slipped into the sea and became a living creature among its other creatures.