25:53

Surah Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

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Dynamic translation

(25:53) And He is the One Who merges the Two seas: this one is isolated, fresh, and this one is salty, bitter. He made between them a partition and an inviolable barrier.

Arabic text

(25:53) وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هَذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا

Connected

(18:60) Moses said to his youth: "I will not stop until I reach the junction of the Two seas, or I spend a lifetime trying."

(27:61) The One who made the earth a habitat, and He made in it rivers and He made for it stabilizers, and He made between the Two seas a barrier. Is there a god with God? No. But most of them do not know.

(35:12) And the Two seas are not equal. One is fresh and palatable, good to drink, while the other is salty and bitter. From each of them you eat tender meat, and you extract jewelry to wear. You see the ships sailing through them, seeking His provisions; and perhaps you may be appreciative.

(55:19) He merges the Two seas where they meet.