The Majestic Quran

142 We kept Moses on mount Sinai for thirty nights, to which We added ten, so he stayed a total of forty nights with his Lord. When Moses was leaving, he said to his brother, Aaron, “Be deputy over my people, do what is right, and do not follow the path of those who are mischievous.” 143 After Moses came to Us according to his appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: “My Lord, let me see You.” God said, “You will not be able to see Me, but look towards the mountain; if it stays in its place, then you will be able to see Me.” When His Lord appeared in His glory on the mountain, it crumbled, and Moses fell unconscious as though struck by lightning. When Moses regained consciousness, he said, “Glory be to You! I seek Your repentance, and I am the first believer.” 144 God said, “Moses, in giving you My messages and My words, I have chosen you above all people, so take what I have given you and be grateful.” 145 We wrote everything on the tablets for him as a warning, explaining things in detail: “So hold the tablets firmly, and order your people to take hold of the best of what is in them. 101 I’ll show you the houses of the sinners. A G ’ 146 Those who behave arrogantly unjustifiably in the land shall be deprived of seeing My signs, even if they saw every single sign, they still wouldn’t believe, if they were to see the path of guidance, they wouldn’t take it; but if they see the path of error, they follow it. That’s because they denied Our signs and paid no attention to them. 147 Those who denied Our signs and meeting in the Hereafter, their deeds will prove worthless. Wouldn’t they be rewarded for their deeds? T I 148 Meanwhile Moses’ people took a calf as god, with a mooing sound and a body moulded from their jewellery. Wasn’t it obvious to them it neither spoke to them nor guided them along any path? Nevertheless, they adopted it as a god and so became wrongdoers. 149 When the enormity of what they had done struck the m 102 they realised they were misled, so they said, “If our Lord isn’t kind and forgives us, we will be losers.” 150 Moses returned to his people, and saw what they had done ; he was angry and sad and said, “How foul is what you did after me! Were you so keen to hasten your Lord’s judgement?” He lay down the tablets and grabbed hold of his brother’s head by the hair , pulling him towards himself. Aaron said, “Son