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you the home of the deviators!’ (7:145) anyone I will. My mercy extends to all things but
After he left, Musa’s people adopted a calf made I will prescribe it for those who guard against evil
from their ornaments, a form which made a low- and give the alms, and those who believe in Our
ing sound. Did they not see that it could not Signs: those who follow the Messenger, the
speak to them or guide them to any way? They Ummi, whom they find written down with them
adopted it and so they were wrongdoers. (7:148) in the Torah and the Gospel, commanding them
When they took full stock of what they had done to do right and forbidding them to do wrong,
and saw they had been misled, they said, ‘If our making good things lawful for them and bad
Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, things forbidden for them, relieving them of their
we will certainly be among the lost.’ (7:149) heavy loads and the chains which were around
When Musa returned to his people in anger and them. Those who believe in him and honour him
great sorrow, he said, ‘What an evil thing you did and help him, and follow the Light that has been
in my absence after I left! Did you want to hasten sent down with him, they are the ones who are
your Lord’s command?’ He threw down the successful.’ (7:155-157)
Tablets and seized hold of his brother’s head, Say: ‘Mankind! I am the Messenger of Allah to
dragging him towards him. Harun said, ‘Son of you all, of Him to Whom the kingdom of the
my mother, The people oppressed me and almost heavens and earth belongs. There is no god but
killed me. Do not give my enemies cause to gloat Him. He gives life and causes to die.’ So believe
over me. Do not include me with the wrongdo- in Allah and His Messenger, the Ummi, who be-
ing people.’ (7:150) lieves in Allah and His words, and follow him so
He (Musa) said, ‘My Lord, forgive me and my that hopefully you will be guided. (7:158)
brother and admit us into Your mercy. You are Among the people of Musa there is a group who
the Most Merciful of the merciful.’ (7:151) guide by the truth and act justly in accordance
As for those who adopted the Calf, anger from with it. (7:159)
their Lord will overtake them together with We divided them up into twelve tribes–commu-
abasement in the life of this world. That is how nities. We revealed to Musa, when his people
We repay the purveyors of falsehood. (7:152) asked him for water: ‘Strike the rock with your
But as for those who do evil actions and then staff.’ Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all
subsequently repent and believe, in that case the people knew their drinking place. And We
your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. shaded them with clouds and sent down manna
(7:153) and quails to them: ‘Eat of the good things We
When Musa’s anger abated he picked up the have provided you with.’ They did not wrong Us;
Tablets and in their inscription was guidance and rather it was themselves they wronged. (7:160)
mercy for all of them who feared their Lord. When they were told: ‘Live in this town and eat
(7:154) of it wherever you like and say, "Relieve us of our
Musa chose seventy men from his people for Our burdens!" and enter the gate prostrating. Your
appointed time and when the earthquake seized mistakes will be forgiven you. We will grant in-
them he said, ‘My Lord, if You had willed, You crease to good-doers.’ (7:161)
could have destroyed them previously and me as But those of them who did wrong substituted
well. Would you destroy us for what the fools words other than those they had been given. So
among us did? It was only a trial from You by We sent a plague on them from heaven for their
which You misguided those You willed and wrongdoing. (7:162)
guided those You willed. You are our Protector so Then after them We sent Musa and Harun with
forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the Best Our Signs to Pharaoh and his ruling circle, but
of Forgivers. Prescribe good for us in this world they were arrogant and were a people of evildo-
and the hereafter. We have truly turned to You.’ ers. (10:75)
He said, ‘As for My punishment, I strike with it When the truth came to them from Us, they said,
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