Musa

His story

Pharaoh was slaughtering the sons of the Children of Israel (28:4). Musa's mother was inspired to cast her baby into the river (28:7). Pharaoh's wife took him in (28:9), and Allah returned him to his mother to nurse (28:13). As a young man he struck an Egyptian, who died, and he asked Allah's forgiveness (28:15-16). He fled to Madyan, where he married and worked for some years (28:22-28).

On the way back he saw a fire at Mount Tur and heard his Lord call him and tell him that He is Allah, besides whom there is no god (20:14). He was given the signs of the staff and the shining hand, and was sent to Pharaoh with his brother Harun as helper. Pharaoh's magicians were defeated and believed (20:70). After years of calling, Musa led the believers out. The sea parted for them and closed over Pharaoh and his army.

At the appointed forty nights Musa received the Torah (7:142-145). In his absence his people worshipped a calf made by as-Samiri (20:85-88). Later came the command about the cow (2:67-73), and his journey with the righteous servant of Allah to learn from him (18:60-82).

islamweb's series notes many story details that the Quran does not state, such as a soothsayer's warning to Pharaoh and names given to unnamed people, so we leave them out.

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