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Torah was sent down. Say, ‘Bring the Torah and the cradle and when you were fully grown; and
read it out if you are telling the truth.’ (3:93) when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and
Allah made a covenant with the tribe of Israel the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created
and We raised up twelve leaders from among a bird-shape out of clay by My permission, and
them. Allah said, ‘I am with you. If you perform then breathed into it and it became a bird by My
prayer and give the alms, and believe in My permission; and healed the blind and the leper
Messengers and respect and support them, and by My permission; and when you brought forth
make a generous loan to Allah, I will erase your the dead by My permission; and when I held
wrong actions from you and admit you into back the tribe of Israel from you, when you
Gardens with rivers flowing under them. Any of brought them the Clear Signs and those of them
you who disbelieve after that have gone astray who disbelieved said, "This is nothing but down-
from the right way.’ (5:12) right magic"’ (5:110)
Then Allah sent a crow which scratched at the Musa said, ‘Pharaoh! I am truly a Messenger
earth to show him (one of Adam’s two sons) how from the Lord of all the worlds, duty bound to say
to conceal his brother’s corpse. He said, ‘Woe is nothing about Allah except the truth. I have
me! Can I not even be like this crow and conceal come to you with a Clear Sign from your Lord. So
my brother’s corpse?’ And he became one of send the tribe of Israel away with me.’ (7:104-
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that. So We decreed for the tribe of Israel that if Whenever the plague came down on them they
someone kills another person–unless it is in retal- said, ‘Musa, pray to your Lord for us by the con-
iation for someone else or for causing corruption tract He has with you. If you remove the plague
in the earth–it is as if he had murdered all from us, we will definitely believe in you and
mankind. And if anyone gives life to another per- send the tribe of Israel away with you.’ (7:134)
son, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. And We bequeathed to the people who had been
Our Messengers came to them with Clear Signs oppressed the easternmost part of the land We
but even after that many of them committed out- had blessed, and its westernmost part as well.
rages in the earth. (5:31-32) The most excellent Word of your Lord was ful-
We made a covenant with the tribe of Israel and filled for the tribe of Israel on account of their
We sent Messengers to them. Each time a steadfastness. And We utterly destroyed what
Messenger came to them with something their Pharaoh and his people made and the buildings
lower selves did not desire, they denied some they constructed. (7:137)
and they murdered others. (5:70) We conveyed the tribe of Israel across the sea
Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam, and they came upon some people who were de-
is Allah are disbelievers. The Messiah said, ‘Tribe voting themselves to some idols which they had.
of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. They said, ‘Musa, give us a god just as these peo-
If anyone associates anything with Allah, Allah ple have gods.’ He said, ‘You are indeed an igno-
has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will rant people.’ (7:138)
be the Fire.’ The wrongdoers will have no We brought the tribe of Israel across the sea and
helpers. (5:72) Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of
Those among the tribe of Israel who disbelieved tyranny and enmity. Then, when he was on the
were cursed on the tongue of Dawud and that of point of drowning, he said, ‘I believe that there is
‘Isa, son of Maryam. That is because they re- no god but Him in Whom the tribe of Israel be-
belled and overstepped the limits. (5:78) lieve. I am one of the Muslims.’ (10:90)
Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of We settled the tribe of Israel in a noble place and
Maryam, remember My blessing to you and to gave them good things as provision. They did not
your mother when I reinforced you with the differ until knowledge came to them. Your Lord
Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in will decide between them on the Day of Rising
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