Worshiping a calf (L-82)
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وَإِذْ وَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ
ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ. 51 |
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51. Wa ‘iz waa-‘adNaa Muusaaa ‘arba-iina
lay-latan- summat-takhaztu-mul-‘ijla mim- ba’-dihii wa ‘antum
zaalimuun. |
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51. And when We did appoint for Moses forty nights (of
solitude), and then you chose the calf, when he had gone from you, and you were
wrongdoers. |
Muusaaa – (Moses) was a great, glorious and favorite Prophet (peace be upon him) of God Almighty. Mostly the Commentators of the religion imagine that the word ‘Moses’ has been derived from Hebrew language. Some scholars say that it is an Egyptian word which means a child or a son. Father’s name of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) was ‘Imran. His sister’s name was Mary and Brother Aaron. They both were elder than him. The Time of Moses (peace be upon him) is stated as 1500 B.C. or 1300 B.C. He drove the Children of Israel away from the slavery of Pharaoh and his folk.
In this verse, God; the Most High narrated the incidents of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) and his nation, which happened after crossing of the Red Sea. When Moses (peace be upon him) reached near the Mountain Sinai (famous place for the conversation between Moses and God Almighty) after crossing the sea, God Almighty commanded him to worship for forty nights on the Mountain Sinai (Koh-i-Tuur). Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) went for worship on the Mountain Sinai; obeying this order and appointed his brother, Aaron (peace be upon him) for looking after the nation in his absence.
After departure of Moses (peace be upon him), obstinacy and liberty grew in the nation (the Children of Israel). Even in the presence of Aaron (peace be upon him) they did not incline towards the worship of God. It seems that they did not forget so far the Idol-worshipping of the Egyptians. They were simpleton. From them, a conjurer named ‘Saamrii’ (who was a story-teller) reaped advantage of their weakness (simplicity) and made a calf of gold. Whenever it used to blow, a meaningless sound used to come out from the mouth of lifeless calf. That sound was wonderful for them, as though the children may get different sounds from the ordinary toys of animals. The entire Children of Israel began worshipping the calf except a few persons from them.
Prophet Aaron (peace be upon
him) caused his best to understand them but they did not turn unto
God-worshiping. As though they could not remain on the straight path during the
forty days’ absence of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him). And leaving God
Almighty; they started worshipping the calf, which was self-fabricated and
false. It was their much bigger weakness and till today; some nations are
involved in the same error.
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