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lieved in our Lord’s Signs when they came to us. oppressed the easternmost part of the land We
Our Lord, pour down steadfastness upon us and had blessed, and its westernmost part as well.
take us back to You as Muslims.’ (7:125-126) The most excellent Word of your Lord was ful-
The ruling circle of Pharaoh’s people said, ‘Are filled for the tribe of Israel on account of their
you going to leave Musa and his people to cause steadfastness. And We utterly destroyed what
corruption in the earth and abandon you and Pharaoh and his people made and the buildings
your gods?’ He said, ‘We will kill their sons and they constructed. (7:137)
let their women live. We have absolute power We conveyed the tribe of Israel across the sea
over them!’ (7:127) and they came upon some people who were de-
Musa said to his people, ‘Seek help in Allah and voting themselves to some idols which they had.
be steadfast. The earth belongs to Allah. He be- They said, ‘Musa, give us a god just as these peo-
queathes it to any of His servants He wills. The ple have gods.’ He said, ‘You are indeed an igno-
successful outcome is for those who guard rant people. What these people are doing is
against evil.’ (7:128) destined for destruction. What they are doing is
They said, ‘We suffered harm before you came to purposeless.’ (7:138-139)
us and after you came to us.’ He said, ‘It may He said, ‘Should I seek something other than
well be that your Lord is going to destroy your Allah as a god for you when He has favoured you
enemy and make you the successors in the land over all other beings?’ (7:140)
so that He can see how you behave.’ (7:129) Remember when We rescued you from
We seized Pharaoh’s people with years of Pharaoh’s people who were inflicting an evil
drought and scarcity of fruits so that hopefully punishment on you, killing your sons and letting
they would pay heed. (7:130) your women live. In that there was a terrible trial
Whenever a good thing came to them, they said, from your Lord. (7:141)
‘This is our due.’ But if anything bad happened to We set aside thirty nights for Musa and then com-
them, they would blame their ill fortune on Musa pleted them with ten, so the appointed time of
and those with him. No indeed! The ill fortune is his Lord was forty nights in all. Musa said to his
theirs in Allah's sight. But most of them did not brother Harun, ‘Take my place among my peo-
know. (7:131) ple. Keep order and do not follow the way of the
They said, ‘No matter what kind of Sign you corrupters.’ (7:142)
bring us to bewitch us, we will not believe in When Musa came to Our appointed time and his
you.’ (7:132) Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show me
So We sent down on them floods, locusts, lice, Yourself so that I may look at You!’ He said, ‘You
frogs and blood, Signs, clear and distinct, but will not see Me, but look at the mountain. If it re-
they proved arrogant and were an evildoing peo- mains firm in its place, then you will see Me.’ But
ple. (7:133) when His Lord manifested Himself to the moun-
Whenever the plague came down on them they tain, He crushed it flat and Musa fell uncon-
said, ‘Musa, pray to your Lord for us by the con- scious to the ground. When he regained
tract He has with you. If you remove the plague consciousness he said, ‘Glory be to You! I repent
from us, we will definitely believe in you and to You and I am the first of the believers!’ (7:143)
send the tribe of Israel away with you.’ (7:134) He said, ‘Musa, I have chosen you over all
But when We removed the plague from them–for mankind for My Message and My Word. Take
a fixed term which they fulfilled–they broke their what I have given you and be among the thank-
word. (7:135) ful.’ (7:144)
Then We took revenge on them and drowned We wrote about everything for him on the
them in the sea because they denied Our Signs Tablets as an admonition and making all things
and paid no attention to them. (7:136) clear. ‘Seize hold of it vigorously and command
And We bequeathed to the people who had been your people to adopt the best in it. I will show
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