116 Preface وَنَصَرناهُم فَكانوا هُمُ الغالِبينَYusuf AliAnd We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles);1The Israelites were delivered by three steps mentioned inverses 114,115, and 116 respectively; but the consummation of God’s favour on them was (verses 117-118) the Revelation given to them, which guided them on the Straight Way, so long as they preserved the Revelation intact and followed its precepts. The three steps were: (1) the divine commission to Moses and Aaron: (2) the deliverance from bondage; and (3) the triumphant crossing of the Red Sea and the destruction of Pharaoh’s army.