Editing Joshua (section)

====Quranic references====
Joshua ({{langx|ar|يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ}}, ''Yūšaʿ ibn Nūn'' {{IPA|ar|juːʃaʕ ibn nuːn|}}, is not mentioned by name in the [[Quran]], but his name appears in other [[Islamic literature]]. In the Quranic account of the conquest of Canaan, Joshua and Caleb are referenced, but not named, as two God-fearing men on whom [[God in Islam|God]] "had bestowed His grace".<ref>[[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]], ''[[The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary]]'', Note. 726 to verse 23: "Among those who returned after spying out the land were two men who had faith and courage. They were Joshua and Caleb. Joshua afterwards succeeded Moses in the leadership after 40 years. These two men pleaded for an immediate entry through the proper Gate, which I understand to mean, 'after taking all due precautions and making all due preparations.' Cf. 2:189 and n. 203. But of course, they said, they must put their trust in Allah for victory."</ref>

{{Blockquote|They said, "Moses, there is a fearsome people in this land. We will not go there until they leave. If they leave, then we will enter." Yet the two men whom God had blessed among those who were afraid said, "Go in to them through the gate and when you go in you will overcome them. If you are true believers, put your trust in God.|Quran, sura 5 ([[Al-Ma'ida]]), ayah 22–23, Haleem translation<ref>M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, translator (2005). ''The Qur'an''. Oxford University Press. p. 70.</ref>}}

Joshua is also referred to in the journey [[Moses in Islam|Musa]] (Moses) took with him to find [[Khidr]]. 

{{Blockquote|And remember when Moses said to his young assistant, "I will never give up until I reach the junction of the two seas, even if I travel for ages". But when they finally reached the point where the seas met, they forgot their salted fish, and it made its way into the sea, slipping away wondrously. He replied, "Do you remember when we rested by the rock? That is when I forgot the fish. None made me forget to mention this except Satan. And the fish made its way into the sea miraculously". Moses responded, "That is exactly what we were looking for". So they returned, retracing their footsteps. There they found a servant of Ours, to whom We had granted mercy from Us and enlightened with knowledge of Our Own.|Quran, chapter 6 ([[al-Kahf]]), verses 60-65<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surah Al-Kahf - 60 |url=https://quran.com/al-kahf/60 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Quran.com |language=en}}</ref>}}

The narration collected by [[Muhammad al-Bukhari|Bukhari]] reports that a man approached Moses after he gave a talk and asked him, "Who is the most knowledgeable person on earth?" Moses responded, "That would be me!" So Allah revealed to Moses that he should not have said this and there was in fact someone who was more knowledgeable than him. Moses was commanded to travel to meet this man, named Al-Khaḍir, at the junction of the two seas. Islamic scholars have argued this could be the northern part of the [[Sinai Peninsula]] between the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]], the southern part of Sinai where the Rea Sea splits into the [[Gulf of Suez]] and the [[Gulf of Aqaba]], or the [[Bosporus]] in Istanbul which is a strait between the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]].