Page 117 - The Prophet Moses (pbuh)

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Another Divine lesson these verses reveal is their forgetting their food
during the journey and satan's role as their forgetting. The clear influence
satan has on people, that is, that he can cause man to be forgetful, is here
stressed. For instance, satan causes man to forget in order to hinder him
from engaging in something good for the cause of religion and for the sake
of the Muslims. His primary goal is to keep people from remembering Allah
and reflecting on Him. The best thing a man of faith can do to counter sa-
tan's efforts is to keep himself occupied with the remembrance of Allah.
A third Divine lesson to be drawn from the dialogue mentioned is the
Prophet Moses' (pbuh) alertness to the signs of Allah. Indeed, he immedi-

ately regards his forgetting the food as a sign, and, accordingly, changes his
way. This indicates that the Prophet Moses (pbuh) is a man who constantly
keeps himself occupied with the remembrance of Allah, which makes him
utterly aware that all situations in life are ordained by Allah. This, as a bless-
ing of Allah, makes him a man of wisdom, able to arrive at sound conclu-
sions from what happens around him.
The Prophet Moses (pbuh) and his young companion saw their for-
getfulness a sign and returned by following their footsteps back. Later, the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) met a certain person. This person possessed a spe-
cial wisdom that Allah has bestowed on him. Though the Prophet Moses
(pbuh) was willing to learn of his wisdom, this person of wisdom openly
told him that he would not be able to be patient. The story is as follows:
They found a servant of Ours whom We had granted mercy from Us
and whom We had also given knowledge direct from Us. Moses said
to him, "May I follow you on condition that you teach me some of
the right guidance you have been taught?"
He said, "You will not be able to bear with me. How indeed could
you bear with patience something you have not encompassed in
your knowledge?"
Moses said, "You will find me patient, if Allah wills, and I will not
disobey you in any matter."
He said, "Then if you follow me, do not question me about anything
until I myself make mention of it to you."

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