Page 107 - The Prophet Moses (pbuh)

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

ments, a form which made a low-
ing sound… (Surat al-A'raf: 148)
In the meantime, Allah asked the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) about his tribe
and the reason that led him leave early:
"Why have you hurried on ahead
of your people, Moses?" He said,
"They are following in my tracks. I
have hurried on ahead to You, My
Lord, to gain Your good pleasure."
(Surah Ta-Ha: 83-84)
Allah informed him of the transgres-
sion, and of the existence of a hypocrite
among them by the name of Samaritan,
and of how he shaped certain materials
into an idol in the form of a calf:
He said, "We tried your people af-
ter you left and the Samaritan has
misguided them." (Surah Ta-Ha:
85)
Then, taking the tablets, the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) returned to his people:
Moses returned to his people in
anger and great sorrow. He said,
"My people, did not your Lord
make you a handsome promise?
Did the fulfilment of the contract
seem too long to you or did you
want to unleash your Lord's anger
upon yourselves, so you broke
your promise to me?"
They said, "We did not break our
promise to you of our own voli-
tion. But we were weighed down

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