WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:08.580 Stories of the Prophets... Stories of the Prophets, peace be upon them. 00:00:23.219 --> 00:00:28.339 The story of Moses, peace be upon him. 00:00:29.339 --> 00:00:33.329 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:34.490 --> 00:00:36.490 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:00:37.490 --> 00:00:39.490 May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:00:40.490 --> 00:00:42.490 and upon all his family and Companions. 00:00:43.490 --> 00:00:44.490 To proceed: 00:00:45.780 --> 00:00:47.780 The story of the tyrant Pharaoh came to an end 00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:49.780 with his drowning in the sea, 00:00:50.780 --> 00:00:52.780 along with the destruction of his soldiers who obeyed him. 00:00:53.780 --> 00:00:55.780 Thus ended his oppressive reign, 00:00:56.780 --> 00:00:59.780 in which he brought ruin upon both people and land. 00:01:00.780 --> 00:01:02.780 For every oppressor has an inevitable end; 00:01:03.780 --> 00:01:05.780 Allah grants respite, but He never neglects. 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:09.840 His destruction took place before the very eyes of the Children of Israel, 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:11.840 so that it would serve as an admonition for them, 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:15.840 and that they might witness the power of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, 00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:17.840 and place their full trust in Him. 00:01:20.180 --> 00:01:24.180 After their deliverance from Pharaoh and his hosts, several events befell the Children of Israel, 00:01:25.180 --> 00:01:28.180 which are affirmed in the Noble Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah, 00:01:29.180 --> 00:01:31.180 and are worthy of deep reflection. 00:01:32.250 --> 00:01:34.250 Among those astonishing occurrences: 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:38.280 after crossing the sea in which their enemy had drowned, 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:42.280 while its sand was still clinging to their sandals, 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:45.280 they passed by a people devoted to worshipping idols. 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:48.280 What was truly expected of them 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:50.280 was to despise what they witnessed 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:53.280 and recoil from what they saw, 00:01:54.280 --> 00:01:55.280 for not much time had passed 00:01:56.280 --> 00:01:58.280 since they were being subjected to the worst torment 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:02.280 under the idol worship of Pharaoh and his people, 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:06.310 and because their deliverance from that humiliation and disgrace 00:02:07.310 --> 00:02:09.310 had come at the hands of their Prophet, 00:02:10.310 --> 00:02:13.310 who called them to the monotheism of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, 00:02:14.310 --> 00:02:16.310 so that He might increase them in His bounty. 00:02:17.310 --> 00:02:19.310 Yet the crooked nature of the Children of Israel 00:02:20.310 --> 00:02:21.310 never departed from them; 00:02:22.310 --> 00:02:24.310 faith had not firmly settled in their hearts, 00:02:25.310 --> 00:02:27.310 and the idol worship they had grown accustomed to 00:02:28.310 --> 00:02:29.310 during the days of Pharaoh's enslavement 00:02:29.310 --> 00:02:31.310 remained deeply entrenched within their souls 00:02:32.310 --> 00:02:34.310 and held sway over their minds. 00:02:35.310 --> 00:02:37.310 So they demanded of Moses, peace be upon him, 00:02:38.310 --> 00:02:40.310 that he make an idol for them to worship, 00:02:41.310 --> 00:02:43.310 just as those pagans were doing. 00:02:44.310 --> 00:02:46.310 In this manner, spiritual ailments infect souls 00:02:47.310 --> 00:02:48.310 just as physical illnesses afflict bodies. 00:02:49.310 --> 00:02:51.310 Such was the disposition of the Children of Israel: 00:02:52.310 --> 00:02:54.310 scarcely do they find guidance before they stray, 00:02:55.310 --> 00:02:57.310 scarcely do they rise before they degrade themselves, 00:02:57.310 --> 00:03:00.340 and scarcely do they tread the path of uprightness 00:03:01.340 --> 00:03:03.340 before they relapse and regress. 00:03:04.340 --> 00:03:06.340 In their words to Moses, peace be upon him, 00:03:08.460 --> 00:03:10.460 “And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.” (7:138) 00:03:11.460 --> 00:03:12.460 phrased as an outright command, 00:03:13.460 --> 00:03:15.460 lies the greatest proof of their foolish minds 00:03:16.460 --> 00:03:17.460 and insolent manners. 00:03:18.460 --> 00:03:20.460 For had they merely asked his permission to adopt an idol 00:03:21.460 --> 00:03:22.460 to worship alongside others, 00:03:23.460 --> 00:03:25.460 their conduct would have been less astonishing; 00:03:26.460 --> 00:03:28.460 but what actually happened 00:03:29.460 --> 00:03:31.460 was that they demanded of him—their very Prophet, 00:03:32.460 --> 00:03:34.460 who called them to the monotheism of Allah Almighty 00:03:35.460 --> 00:03:38.460 and rescued them from their tyrannical pagan oppressor— 00:03:39.460 --> 00:03:43.460 to fashion an idol for them himself so that they could worship it! 00:03:44.460 --> 00:03:46.620 Thereupon, Moses, peace be upon him, became angry with them, 00:03:47.620 --> 00:03:48.620 with intense fury, 00:03:49.620 --> 00:03:52.620 for he was naturally fierce in defending the sake of his Lord and His religion. 00:03:52.620 --> 00:03:54.620 He answered them with a stern rebuke, 00:03:55.620 --> 00:03:58.620 censuring them and expressing astonishment at their demand, 00:03:59.620 --> 00:04:01.620 especially after all the miracles they had seen with their own eyes. 00:04:02.620 --> 00:04:03.620 He said: 00:04:04.620 --> 00:04:07.620 "Indeed, O Children of Israel, through this demand of yours, 00:04:08.620 --> 00:04:11.620 you have proved that you are a people whose hearts are filled with ignorance, 00:04:12.620 --> 00:04:14.620 and whose minds are utterly clouded, 00:04:15.620 --> 00:04:19.620 such that you no longer distinguish between the clear manifest error of these people 00:04:19.620 --> 00:04:23.620 and the submission and worship rightfully due to Allah alone." 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:29.620 And he reminded them of Allah's favor upon them when He saved them from Pharaoh and his folk. 00:04:30.620 --> 00:04:31.779 Allah Almighty said: 00:04:32.779 --> 00:04:39.879 “And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.” (7:138) 00:04:40.879 --> 00:04:46.879 “And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.” (7:138) 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:53.879 "They said, 'O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods.'" 00:04:54.879 --> 00:04:59.879 “And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.” (7:138) 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:13.709 “Lo! as for these, their way will be destroyed and all that they are doing is in vain.” (7:139) 00:05:13.709 --> 00:05:23.220 “He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures?” (7:140) 00:05:23.220 --> 00:05:35.220 “And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. That was a tremendous trial from your Lord.” (7:141) 00:05:36.220 --> 00:05:47.220 “And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. That was a tremendous trial from your Lord.” (7:141) 00:05:47.220 --> 00:05:56.480 "And in that was a great trial from your Lord." 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:02.019 The Children of Israel fell silent after the rebuke of Moses, peace be upon him, 00:06:03.019 --> 00:06:06.019 but their trials had not yet come to an end. 00:06:07.149 --> 00:06:13.149 For Allah had appointed a meeting with Moses, peace be upon him, and his people at Mount Sinai after thirty nights, 00:06:13.149 --> 00:06:16.149 which were the days of the month of Dhu al-Qi'dah, 00:06:17.149 --> 00:06:22.149 in order to give him the Torah, containing their rulings and the details of their law. 00:06:23.149 --> 00:06:26.220 Allah Almighty commanded Moses to fast these days 00:06:27.220 --> 00:06:29.220 and to devote them exclusively to worship. 00:06:30.220 --> 00:06:35.220 At that point, Moses appointed his brother Aaron as his deputy over the Children of Israel, 00:06:36.220 --> 00:06:40.220 saying to him, "Rectify their affairs by steering them toward obedience to Allah, 00:06:40.220 --> 00:06:45.220 and do not follow the way of those among them who disobey Allah, nor comply with their desires." 00:06:46.220 --> 00:06:48.220 This was a reminder and an admonition, 00:06:49.220 --> 00:06:51.220 for reminders benefit the believers; 00:06:52.220 --> 00:06:57.220 otherwise, Aaron, peace be upon him, was a noble prophet honored by Allah. 00:06:58.220 --> 00:07:02.279 Moses, peace be upon him, instructed him to lead them following his trail toward Mount Sinai. 00:07:03.279 --> 00:07:07.459 Then Moses hastened ahead to the appointed meeting with his Lord, 00:07:08.459 --> 00:07:13.459 engaging constantly in remembrance, worship, and fasting night and day. 00:07:14.459 --> 00:07:19.459 When he completed the thirty nights and the time of his rendezvous with Allah arrived, 00:07:20.459 --> 00:07:23.459 he disliked the odor of his mouth resulting from the fasting, 00:07:24.459 --> 00:07:26.459 so he brushed his teeth with the bark of a tree. 00:07:27.459 --> 00:07:28.459 Thereupon Allah revealed to him: 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:34.500 "Did you not know, O Moses, that the breath of a fasting person is more beloved to Me than the fragrance of musk?" 00:07:35.500 --> 00:07:40.660 He then commanded him to fast another ten days, which were the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah. 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:44.720 “And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and added to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, and follow not the way of mischief-makers.” (7:142) 00:07:45.750 --> 00:07:50.750 Allah Almighty's speaking to Moses, peace be upon him, took place on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, 00:07:51.750 --> 00:07:53.750 the day Ishmael was ransomed from slaughter, 00:07:54.750 --> 00:07:58.750 and the religion was perfected for Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:02.000 upon Mount Sinai. 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:08.000 Allah spoke to Moses, peace be upon him, imparting to him His revelation, His commands, and His prohibitions, 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:13.000 and He gave him the Tablets upon which the Torah was written, 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:18.000 containing admonition and an elaboration of everything concerning the sacred law. 00:08:19.129 --> 00:08:22.129 At that moment, Moses relished the speech of Allah, 00:08:23.129 --> 00:08:25.129 and his soul yearned to behold his Lord; 00:08:26.129 --> 00:08:27.129 he longed for it ardently, 00:08:28.129 --> 00:08:29.129 and asked to look upon Him. 00:08:30.129 --> 00:08:31.129 So he said in utmost humility: 00:08:32.129 --> 00:08:34.129 "My Lord, show Yourself to me that I may look upon You." 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:36.320 Allah said to him: 00:08:37.320 --> 00:08:38.320 "You shall not see Me," 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:41.320 meaning: you will not be able to bear seeing Me in this worldly life; 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:44.320 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:47.320 "but look upon the mountain; if it remains firm in its place when I manifest Myself to it, 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:49.320 then you shall see Me." 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:52.450 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:08:53.450 --> 00:08:56.450 He leveled it, crashing it flat to the ground. 00:08:57.669 --> 00:08:58.669 It was a mighty mountain, 00:08:58.669 --> 00:09:02.669 yet it could not stand firm before the magnificent splendors of Allah Almighty's light; 00:09:03.669 --> 00:09:04.669 it crumbled to dust and collapsed, 00:09:05.669 --> 00:09:07.669 turning into a shifting mound of sand. 00:09:08.669 --> 00:09:10.669 Moses fell down unconscious. 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:13.799 When he recovered from his swoon, he said: 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:18.799 "Exalted are You, my Lord, far above anything unbefitting Your majesty! 00:09:19.860 --> 00:09:22.860 I repent to You for this request of mine, 00:09:23.860 --> 00:09:25.860 and I am the first of the believers among my people." 00:09:25.860 --> 00:09:28.179 Allah Almighty said: 00:09:29.179 --> 00:09:33.470 “And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and added to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, and follow not the way of mischief-makers.” (7:142) 00:09:34.470 --> 00:09:36.470 "And We completed them with ten," 00:09:37.470 --> 00:09:39.470 "and We completed them with ten," 00:09:40.470 --> 00:09:44.470 “And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and added to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, and follow not the way of mischief-makers.” (7:142) 00:09:45.470 --> 00:09:48.470 “And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and added to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, and follow not the way of mischief-makers.” (7:142) 00:09:49.470 --> 00:09:52.470 “And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and added to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, and follow not the way of mischief-makers.” (7:142) 00:09:52.470 --> 00:09:57.470 “And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and added to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, and follow not the way of mischief-makers.” (7:142) 00:09:58.470 --> 00:10:03.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:04.470 --> 00:10:06.470 "and his Lord spoke to him, he said," 00:10:07.470 --> 00:10:10.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:11.470 --> 00:10:13.470 "He said, 'You shall not see Me,'" 00:10:14.470 --> 00:10:16.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:16.470 --> 00:10:23.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:24.470 --> 00:10:28.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:29.470 --> 00:10:31.470 "He made it collapse into dust," 00:10:32.470 --> 00:10:37.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:38.470 --> 00:10:41.470 "And when he awoke, he said," 00:10:42.470 --> 00:10:45.470 “And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers.” (7:143) 00:10:46.470 --> 00:10:48.470 "'the first of the believers.'" 00:10:50.340 --> 00:10:53.340 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:10:54.340 --> 00:10:55.340 Two men traded insults, 00:10:56.340 --> 00:10:59.340 one from among the Muslims and the other from the Jews. 00:11:00.340 --> 00:11:04.340 The Muslim said, "By the One Who chose Muhammad above all the worlds!" 00:11:05.340 --> 00:11:09.340 The Jew said, "By the One Who chose Moses above all the worlds!" 00:11:10.340 --> 00:11:13.340 The Muslim became angry with the Jew and slapped him. 00:11:13.340 --> 00:11:18.559 So the Jew went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and informed him. 00:11:19.559 --> 00:11:23.559 The Messenger of Allah summoned him and said: 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:26.559 "Do not claim superiority for me over Moses, 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:29.559 for mankind will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:32.559 and I will be the first to regain consciousness, 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:36.559 only to find Moses already clutching the side of the Throne. 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:40.559 I do not know whether he was among those who fell unconscious and revived before me, 00:11:40.559 --> 00:11:43.559 or if he was exempted due to his swoon at Mount Sinai." 00:11:44.690 --> 00:11:45.690 Agreed upon. 00:11:48.190 --> 00:11:50.190 Allah said to Moses, peace be upon him: 00:11:51.190 --> 00:11:54.190 "And what made you hasten ahead of your people, O Moses," 00:11:55.190 --> 00:11:58.190 advancing ahead of them and leaving them behind? 00:11:59.190 --> 00:12:01.190 Moses, peace be upon him, said: 00:12:02.190 --> 00:12:04.190 "They are right behind me and will catch up with me, 00:12:05.190 --> 00:12:08.190 and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You might be well pleased." 00:12:09.289 --> 00:12:10.289 Allah said: 00:12:11.379 --> 00:12:13.379 "We have indeed tested your people after your departure 00:12:14.379 --> 00:12:16.379 with the worship of the calf, 00:12:17.379 --> 00:12:19.379 and the Samiri has led them astray." 00:12:21.730 --> 00:12:22.730 As for the Children of Israel, 00:12:23.730 --> 00:12:25.730 their conduct was truly astonishing; 00:12:26.820 --> 00:12:28.820 for when they felt that the return of Moses, peace be upon him, 00:12:29.820 --> 00:12:30.820 was delayed, 00:12:31.820 --> 00:12:34.820 though he had informed them of his Lord's appointment of thirty nights, 00:12:35.820 --> 00:12:37.820 yet when Allah added ten more to it, 00:12:37.820 --> 00:12:40.820 that very extension became the source of their trial. 00:12:41.820 --> 00:12:44.820 A man among them called the Samiri said to them: 00:12:45.820 --> 00:12:49.820 "Moses was only kept away from you on account of the jewelry in your possession 00:12:50.820 --> 00:12:52.820 that you took from Egypt without right." 00:12:53.820 --> 00:12:54.860 So he commanded them, 00:12:55.860 --> 00:12:57.860 and they gathered the ornaments and handed them over to him. 00:12:58.860 --> 00:12:59.860 He cast them into the fire 00:13:00.860 --> 00:13:02.860 and fashioned for them out of it a golden calf. 00:13:03.860 --> 00:13:05.860 Then he threw upon it a handful of dust 00:13:05.860 --> 00:13:08.860 from the hoofprints of Gabriel's steed, peace be upon him. 00:13:09.860 --> 00:13:11.889 When he cast that handful over it, 00:13:12.889 --> 00:13:14.889 it became an inanimate calf that made a lowing sound. 00:13:15.889 --> 00:13:16.919 So he said to them: 00:13:17.919 --> 00:13:19.919 “Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.” (20:88) 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:22.919 "Moses forgot it here, 00:13:23.919 --> 00:13:25.919 and went searching for it upon the mountain." 00:13:26.919 --> 00:13:27.919 It was also said he meant: 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:31.919 "He forgot to mention to you that this is your god." 00:13:32.919 --> 00:13:34.980 So the Children of Israel devoted themselves to it, 00:13:35.980 --> 00:13:38.980 loving it with an affection unlike anything they had ever loved before, 00:13:39.980 --> 00:13:42.980 and they began dancing around it and worshipping it. 00:13:43.980 --> 00:13:44.980 And as Allah said regarding them: 00:13:45.980 --> 00:13:48.980 “And when We made with you a covenant and caused the Mount to tower above you, (saying): Hold fast by that which We have given you, and hear (Our Word), they said: We hear and we rebel. And (worship of) the calf was made to sink into their hearts because of their rejection (of the covenant). Say (unto them): Evil is that which your belief enjoineth on you, if ye are believers.” (2:93) 00:13:50.179 --> 00:13:52.179 Aaron, peace be upon him, said to them: 00:13:53.179 --> 00:13:56.179 "O my people, you have only been tested by this calf, 00:13:57.179 --> 00:13:59.179 so that the believer among you may be distinguished from the disbeliever. 00:14:00.179 --> 00:14:02.179 Indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful and none other, 00:14:03.179 --> 00:14:05.179 so follow me in that to which I call you, 00:14:06.179 --> 00:14:07.179 namely the worship of Allah, 00:14:08.179 --> 00:14:10.179 and obey my command in adhering to His law." 00:14:11.179 --> 00:14:13.269 But they responded to him, saying: 00:14:14.269 --> 00:14:15.269 "We will never abandon worshipping the calf, 00:14:16.269 --> 00:14:18.269 and we will remain devoted to it right here, 00:14:19.269 --> 00:14:21.269 “They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us.” (20:91) 00:14:22.269 --> 00:14:23.269 listening to its sound." 00:14:24.269 --> 00:14:26.299 They vigorously opposed Aaron regarding this, 00:14:27.299 --> 00:14:28.299 and they nearly killed him. 00:14:29.340 --> 00:14:32.340 So he withdrew from them along with twelve thousand men 00:14:33.340 --> 00:14:34.340 who had not worshipped the calf. 00:14:36.899 --> 00:14:37.899 Moses (peace be upon him) returned 00:14:38.899 --> 00:14:40.899 to his people, angry and grieved. 00:14:41.899 --> 00:14:43.899 He addressed them by way of stern rebuke and reprimand: 00:14:44.899 --> 00:14:48.899 “Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me?” (20:86) 00:14:49.899 --> 00:14:50.899 "You have no way to deny it! 00:14:51.899 --> 00:14:53.899 And part of this gracious promise 00:14:54.899 --> 00:14:57.899 was the revelation of the Torah for your guidance and happiness, 00:14:58.899 --> 00:15:00.899 and the destruction of your enemy before your very eyes. 00:15:01.899 --> 00:15:04.899 Why, then, did you turn away from worshipping and obeying Him, 00:15:05.899 --> 00:15:08.899 even as you thrive upon His bounties and provision? 00:15:10.059 --> 00:15:13.059 Did the time of my absence seem too long to you, 00:15:14.059 --> 00:15:18.059 “Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me?” (20:86) 00:15:19.059 --> 00:15:22.059 so that you broke the pledge you had made to me? 00:15:23.059 --> 00:15:26.059 Which was to remain steadfast upon sincere worship of Allah alone, 00:15:27.059 --> 00:15:29.059 and then join me at Mount Sinai?" 00:15:30.059 --> 00:15:35.059 They said, "We did not break our promise to you of our own will and choice, 00:15:36.059 --> 00:15:39.059 but we were weighed down with burdens of the ornaments of the Copts, 00:15:40.059 --> 00:15:42.059 which we had taken from them without right. 00:15:43.059 --> 00:15:46.059 So we cast them into the fire at the suggestion of the Samiri." 00:15:47.059 --> 00:15:52.059 The Samiri likewise cast in the ornaments he had with him. 00:15:53.100 --> 00:15:55.100 The upshot of the excuse offered by these foolish people 00:15:56.100 --> 00:15:58.100 is that they felt scruples over the Egyptian jewelry, 00:15:59.100 --> 00:16:02.100 yet cast it off only to worship the calf! 00:16:03.100 --> 00:16:05.100 They showed scrupulousness regarding a trivial matter, 00:16:06.100 --> 00:16:08.100 while committing a monstrous crime! 00:16:10.730 --> 00:16:13.730 Moses (peace be upon him) then turned to his brother Aaron, 00:16:14.730 --> 00:16:16.730 enraged for the sake of his Lord and His religion. 00:16:17.730 --> 00:16:21.730 He seized the hair of his head with his right hand and his beard with his left, 00:16:22.730 --> 00:16:26.730 saying, "What prevented you, when you saw that they had gone astray and disbelieved, 00:16:27.730 --> 00:16:29.730 from following after me and informing me of their deviation? 00:16:30.730 --> 00:16:32.730 Did you disobey my command?" 00:16:33.889 --> 00:16:35.889 Aaron said to him, pleading for his forbearance: 00:16:35.889 --> 00:16:40.889 "O son of my mother, do not seize me by my beard nor by the hair of my head! 00:16:41.889 --> 00:16:43.889 Indeed, I had an excuse for remaining among them: 00:16:44.889 --> 00:16:48.889 I feared that if I left them alone, they would divide among themselves, 00:16:49.889 --> 00:16:51.889 and you would say, 'You caused division among them, 00:16:52.889 --> 00:16:55.889 and did not heed my counsel regarding them.' " 00:16:56.889 --> 00:17:01.889 He also said, "Indeed, the people overpowered me and were about to kill me, 00:17:02.889 --> 00:17:03.889 “And when Moses returned unto his people, angry and grieved, he said: Evil is that (course) which ye took after I had left you. Would ye hasten on the judgment of your Lord? And he cast down the tablets, and he seized his brother by the head, dragging him toward him. He said: Son of my mother! Lo! the folk did judge me weak and almost killed me. Oh, make not mine enemies to triumph over me and place me not among the evil-doers.” (7:150) 00:17:03.889 --> 00:17:07.890 so do not count me among them in their transgression!" 00:17:08.980 --> 00:17:11.980 So Moses accepted the excuse of his brother Aaron, and prayed for him. 00:17:12.980 --> 00:17:14.980 “He said: My Lord! Have mercy on me and on my brother; bring us into Thy mercy, Thou the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.” (7:151) 00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:19.980 “He said: My Lord! Have mercy on me and on my brother; bring us into Thy mercy, Thou the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.” (7:151) 00:17:21.500 --> 00:17:24.500 Moses (peace be upon him) then turned angrily toward the Samiri, 00:17:25.500 --> 00:17:27.500 the instigator and mastermind of this tribulation. 00:17:28.500 --> 00:17:31.500 He began to censure and rebuke him, saying: 00:17:31.500 --> 00:17:34.500 "What is the matter with you, O Samiri? 00:17:35.500 --> 00:17:37.500 What drove you to do what you did?" 00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:39.500 The Samiri replied: 00:17:40.500 --> 00:17:42.500 "I perceived what the people did not perceive, 00:17:43.500 --> 00:17:44.500 and saw what they did not see." 00:17:45.690 --> 00:17:48.690 It is narrated that the Samiri saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) 00:17:49.690 --> 00:17:50.690 when he came to Moses 00:17:51.690 --> 00:17:53.690 to guide him to the appointed meeting with his Lord. 00:17:54.690 --> 00:17:58.690 None of Moses' people saw Gabriel except the Samiri. 00:17:58.690 --> 00:18:04.690 He observed that wherever Gabriel's steed set its hoof, vegetation sprang green. 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:09.720 Thus he realized that the dust touched by the steed's hoof possessed extraordinary virtue. 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:11.720 So he took a handful of that dust, 00:18:12.720 --> 00:18:14.720 and threw it into the molten jewelry, 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:18.720 and it turned into an image of a calf that produced a lowing sound. 00:18:19.750 --> 00:18:20.750 The Samiri said: 00:18:21.750 --> 00:18:22.750 "So I fashioned this calf for them, 00:18:23.750 --> 00:18:24.750 and such an act 00:18:25.750 --> 00:18:27.750 was enticed and made alluring to me by my own soul." 00:18:28.750 --> 00:18:29.750 He intended that the Children of Israel 00:18:30.750 --> 00:18:32.750 would abandon the worship of your God, O Moses, 00:18:33.750 --> 00:18:36.750 and worship the calf he had fashioned for them. 00:18:37.980 --> 00:18:38.980 Moses said to the Samiri: 00:18:39.980 --> 00:18:42.980 "Since you have done this, then be gone! 00:18:43.980 --> 00:18:44.980 For throughout your life, your fate 00:18:45.980 --> 00:18:47.980 shall be to suffer total ostracism by mankind, 00:18:48.980 --> 00:18:51.980 and to say to anyone who approaches you: 00:18:52.980 --> 00:18:53.980 'Touch me not!' 00:18:54.980 --> 00:18:57.980 Meaning: I shall touch no one, and no one shall touch me; 00:18:58.980 --> 00:19:01.980 I shall associate with no one, and no one shall associate with me." 00:19:03.140 --> 00:19:04.140 It was said: 00:19:05.140 --> 00:19:09.140 He was afflicted in this world with a punishment none could find more appalling or desolate, 00:19:10.140 --> 00:19:14.140 in that he was utterly barred from mingling with people: 00:19:15.140 --> 00:19:18.140 they were forbidden from meeting him, speaking to him, 00:19:19.140 --> 00:19:21.140 buying and selling with him, facing him, 00:19:22.140 --> 00:19:25.259 or engaging in any of the normal interactions of daily life. 00:19:25.259 --> 00:19:28.259 Whenever he happened to touch anyone, man or woman, 00:19:29.259 --> 00:19:31.259 both the toucher and the touched were struck with fever; 00:19:32.259 --> 00:19:34.259 that is, afflicted with a burning fever. 00:19:35.259 --> 00:19:37.259 So he shunned people, and they shunned him, 00:19:38.299 --> 00:19:40.299 and he would constantly cry out, "Touch me not!" 00:19:41.299 --> 00:19:45.299 He became more isolated among men than a murderer seeking sanctuary in the Sacred Precinct, 00:19:46.299 --> 00:19:49.299 and wilder than a startled beast in the wilderness. 00:19:50.549 --> 00:19:53.549 The wisdom behind punishing his crime in this specific manner 00:19:53.549 --> 00:19:59.549 was that he had sought prominence over the people so that they would rally around and revere him; 00:20:00.549 --> 00:20:04.549 thus, his deed became the very cause of their estrangement from him and his humiliation. 00:20:05.940 --> 00:20:08.940 Moses then made clear to him his punishment in the Hereafter, 00:20:09.940 --> 00:20:15.940 saying: "And indeed, you have an appointment in the Hereafter which Allah will never fail to keep; 00:20:16.940 --> 00:20:17.940 rather, He will surely execute it against you, 00:20:17.940 --> 00:20:24.940 visiting upon you on that Day the agonizing torment you deserve for your deviation and for leading others astray. 00:20:25.940 --> 00:20:29.190 And look at your god to which you have remained devoted, 00:20:30.190 --> 00:20:32.190 persisting in its worship instead of Allah! 00:20:33.190 --> 00:20:36.190 We will certainly burn it with fire until it melts, 00:20:37.190 --> 00:20:41.190 then scatter its dust into the sea, leaving not a trace of it." 00:20:42.190 --> 00:20:47.339 Moses (peace be upon him) then returned to those of his people who had worshipped the calf. 00:20:47.339 --> 00:20:54.339 “And when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for worship) so turn in penitence to your Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will be best for you with your Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.” (2:54) 00:20:55.339 --> 00:20:57.440 They asked, "What should we do?" 00:20:58.440 --> 00:21:02.500 He said, "Turn back to your Creator and repent to Him." 00:21:03.500 --> 00:21:05.630 They asked, "And how are we to repent?" 00:21:06.630 --> 00:21:10.630 He said, "Allah commands you to execute the guilty among you." 00:21:11.630 --> 00:21:14.630 Meaning: the innocent among you must kill the guilty. 00:21:14.630 --> 00:21:18.630 "That is better for you in the sight of your Creator." 00:21:19.630 --> 00:21:22.730 They replied, "We submit patiently to the command of Allah." 00:21:23.730 --> 00:21:26.920 So Allah Almighty cast over them a dark cloud 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:30.920 until they could no longer see one another, 00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:34.920 and they slew one another until evening came. 00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:40.980 When the slaying grew intense, Moses and Aaron (peace be upon them) supplicated, 00:21:40.980 --> 00:21:47.980 saying, "O our Lord, the Children of Israel are perishing! Spare the remainder! Spare the remainder!" 00:21:48.980 --> 00:21:54.049 So Allah Almighty lifted the cloud and commanded them to cease the slaying. 00:21:55.049 --> 00:21:58.049 It cleared away, revealing thousands of slain. 00:21:59.049 --> 00:22:03.109 It was said that the number of the dead reached seventy thousand. 00:22:04.180 --> 00:22:07.180 This weighed heavily upon Moses (peace be upon him), 00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:10.240 so Allah Almighty revealed to him: 00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:14.240 "Does it not please you that I admit both the slayer and the slain into Paradise?" 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:17.460 Thus, whoever was killed died as a martyr, 00:22:18.460 --> 00:22:21.460 and whoever survived had their sins expiated. 00:22:22.849 --> 00:22:23.849 Allah Almighty said: 00:22:24.849 --> 00:22:32.849 “And when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for worship) so turn in penitence to your Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will be best for you with your Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.” (2:54) 00:22:33.849 --> 00:22:35.849 "...by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent..." 00:22:36.849 --> 00:22:38.849 "...so repent to your Creator..." 00:22:38.849 --> 00:22:40.849 "...and kill yourselves..." 00:22:41.849 --> 00:22:45.849 “And when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for worship) so turn in penitence to your Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will be best for you with your Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.” (2:54) 00:22:46.849 --> 00:22:47.849 "...and He accepted your repentance..." 00:22:48.849 --> 00:22:52.849 "...indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful." 00:22:55.700 --> 00:22:57.700 Allah Almighty commanded Moses (peace be upon him) 00:22:58.700 --> 00:23:00.700 to come before Him with a delegation from the Children of Israel, 00:23:01.700 --> 00:23:04.700 to offer their repentance to Him for worshipping the calf. 00:23:05.700 --> 00:23:06.700 He appointed a time for their meeting. 00:23:06.700 --> 00:23:10.829 Moses chose seventy men from his people under his own supervision, 00:23:11.829 --> 00:23:12.829 selecting the very best of them, 00:23:13.829 --> 00:23:14.829 and said to them: 00:23:15.829 --> 00:23:16.829 "Set out with me to Allah, 00:23:17.829 --> 00:23:19.829 ask His pardon for what you have done, 00:23:20.829 --> 00:23:24.829 and beg His forgiveness for those of your people whom you left behind. 00:23:25.829 --> 00:23:27.829 Fast, purify yourselves, 00:23:28.829 --> 00:23:29.829 and cleanse your garments." 00:23:30.829 --> 00:23:32.960 Then he went out with them to Mount Sinai 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:34.960 for the appointed meeting with his Lord. 00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:36.990 When they arrived at that place, 00:23:37.990 --> 00:23:39.990 they grew insolent and said: 00:23:40.990 --> 00:23:43.990 "We will never believe in you, Moses, until we see Allah openly! 00:23:44.990 --> 00:23:46.019 For you have spoken with Him, 00:23:47.019 --> 00:23:48.019 so show Him to us!" 00:23:49.019 --> 00:23:52.119 And these were the very best of the Children of Israel! 00:23:53.119 --> 00:23:56.119 Thereupon, the thunderbolt seized them, and they all fell dead. 00:23:57.119 --> 00:24:00.119 Moses stood beseeching and supplicating his Lord, saying: 00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:04.119 "My Lord, what shall I say to the Children of Israel 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:08.119 when I meet them, now that You have destroyed the best among them? 00:24:09.119 --> 00:24:13.119 If You had willed, my Lord, You could have destroyed them all before, and me along with them; 00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:16.119 that would have been easier for me to bear. 00:24:17.119 --> 00:24:21.119 Will You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:26.119 This act committed by my people in worshipping the calf 00:24:27.119 --> 00:24:29.119 was nothing but a trial and a test from You, 00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:32.119 by which You lead astray whom You will among Your creation, 00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:35.119 and guide whom You will to guidance. 00:24:36.119 --> 00:24:38.119 You are our Protector and Helper, 00:24:39.119 --> 00:24:41.119 so forgive us and have mercy upon us by Your grace; 00:24:42.119 --> 00:24:46.119 and You are the best of those who pardon offenses and conceal sins." 00:24:47.119 --> 00:24:51.150 So Allah answered his prayer and restored them to life after their death, 00:24:52.150 --> 00:24:54.150 and He forgave them their insolent demand. 00:24:55.150 --> 00:24:56.500 Allah Almighty said: 00:24:57.500 --> 00:24:59.859 "And [remember] when you said, 'O Moses...'" 00:24:59.859 --> 00:25:04.859 “And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly; and even while ye gazed the lightning seized you.” (2:55) 00:25:05.859 --> 00:25:07.859 "...so the thunderbolt seized you..." 00:25:08.859 --> 00:25:10.859 "...so the thunderbolt seized you..." 00:25:11.859 --> 00:25:14.859 "...while you were looking on." 00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:20.920 “Then We revived you after your extinction, that ye might give thanks.” (2:56) 00:25:21.920 --> 00:25:23.920 "...that perhaps you would be grateful." 00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:29.829 To be continued, if Allah wills. 00:25:29.829 --> 00:25:33.829 And Allah knows best; all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:25:34.829 --> 00:25:37.829 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:25:38.829 --> 00:25:40.829 and upon his family and all his Companions. 00:25:41.829 --> 00:25:46.430 You have been listening to Stories of the Prophets. 00:25:47.430 --> 00:25:55.349 Related to guide the believer. 00:25:56.349 --> 00:26:05.500 May Allah send blessings upon our Master; let us end with prayer upon him.