Page 482 - An Index to the Qur'an

Allah’s Signs and killed the Prophets without any Remember when We made a covenant with you
right to do so. That was because they rebelled and lifted up the Mount above your heads: ‘Take
and went beyond the limits. (2:61) hold vigorously of what We have given you and
Remember when We made the covenant with listen.’ They said, ‘We hear and disobey.’ They
you and lifted up the Mount above your heads: were made to drink the Calf into their hearts be-
‘Take hold vigorously of what We have given you cause of their disbelief. Say, ‘If you are believers,
and pay heed to what is in it, so that hopefully what an evil thing your faith has made you do.’
you will guard against evil.’ (2:63) (2:93)
Then after that you turned away, and were it not Or do you want to question your Messenger as
for Allah's favour to you and His mercy, you Musa was questioned before? Anyone who ex-
would have been among the lost. (2:64) changes faith for disbelief has definitely gone
And when Musa said to his people, ‘Allah com- astray from the level way. (2:108)
mands you to sacrifice a cow,’ they said, ‘What! Say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been sent
Are you making a mockery of us?’ He said, ‘I seek down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim
refuge with Allah from being one of the igno- and Isma‘il and Ishaq and Ya‘qub and the Tribes,
rant!’ (2:67) and what Musa and ‘Isa were given, and what all
They said, ‘Ask your Lord to make it clear to us the Prophets were given by their Lord. We do not
what it should be like.’ He said, ‘He says it differentiate between any of them. We are
should be a cow, not old or virgin, but some- Muslims submitted to Him.’ (2:136)
where between the two. So do as you have been What do you think about the council of the tribe
told.’ (2:68) of Israel after Musa’s time when they said to one
They said, ‘Ask your Lord to make it clear to us of their Prophets, ‘Give us a king and we will
what colour it should be.’ He said, ‘He says it fight in the Way of Allah!’? He said, ‘Is it not pos-
should be a yellow cow, a pleasure to all who sible that if fighting were prescribed for you, you
look.’ (2:69) would not fight?’ They said, ‘How could we not
They said, ‘Ask your Lord to make it clear to us fight in the way of Allah when we have been
what it should be like. Cows are all much the driven from our homes and children?’ But then
same to us. Then, if Allah wills, we will be when fighting was prescribed for them, they
guided.’ (2:70) turned their backs–except for a few of them.
He said, ‘He says it should be a cow not trained to Allah knows the wrongdoers. (2:246)
plough or irrigate the fields–completely sound, The People of the Book will ask you to bring
without a blemish on it.’ They said, ‘Now you down a Book from heaven to them. They asked
have brought the truth.’ So they sacrificed it–but Musa for even more than that. They said, ‘Let us
they almost did not do it. (2:71) see Allah with our own eyes.’ So the lightning-
We gave Musa the Book and sent a succession of bolt struck them down for their wrongdoing.
Messengers after him. We gave ‘Isa, son of Then they adopted the Calf after the Clear Signs
Maryam, the Clear Signs and reinforced him with had come to them, but We pardoned them for
the Purest Spirit. Why then, whenever a that and gave Musa clear authority. (4:153)
Messenger came to you with something your There are Messengers We have already told you
lower selves did not desire, did you grow arrogant, about and Messengers We have not told you
and deny some of them and murder others? (2:87) about; and Allah spoke directly to Musa. (4:164)
They say, ‘Our hearts are uncircumcised.’ Rather, Remember when Musa said to his people, ‘My
Allah has cursed them for their disbelief. Very few people! Remember Allah’s blessing to you when
of them believe! (2:88) He appointed Prophets among you and appointed
Musa brought you the Clear Signs; then, after he kings for you, and gave you what He had not
left, you adopted the Calf and were wrongdoers. given to anyone else in all the worlds! My people!
(2:92) Enter the Holy Land which Allah has ordained for
480