The Majestic Quran

God said, “After you left, We tested your people, when Samiri misled them. ” 55 86 Moses quickly returned to his people; angry and saddened. He said, “My people, didn’t your Lord make a contract with you? Or have you forgotten it? Or you wanted to invite your Lord’s anger on yourself by breaking the contract with me?” 87 They said, “We didn’t deliberately break the promise; we were carrying too much weight from people’s jewellery, so we threw it in the fire and the Samiri threw likewise.” 88 Samiri shaped for them a statue of a calf that made a mooing sound, so they said, “This is god and the god of Moses, but he deceived them.” 89 Why didn’t they realise the calf couldn’t answer them, and neither harm nor benefit them? 90 Aaron had already told them: “My people, you have been tested with this; your Lord is Kind, so follow me and obey my orders. 91 They replied, “We’ll carry on worshipping it until Moses comes back.” M A I 92 Moses said, “Aaron, when you saw them being misled what stopped you 93 from leaving them and following me? Why did you disobey my orders?” 94 Aaron replied, “My mother’s son, don’t grab my beard or my hair, I was afraid you would say: ‘You divided the Israelites and you didn’t wait for my decision.’” 95 Moses said, “Samiri, why did you do this?” 96 He said, “I saw what they didn’t see, I picked up a handful of dust from the trail of the Messenge r 56 and threw it at the statue of the calf; unfortunately that’s what seemed pleasing to me.” 97 Moses told him, “Go away; your life will be such that you will cry: ‘Don’t touch me’. There is also a promise of punishment for you that will not be broken. Look at your god that you worshipped. We’ll burn it! Then scatter it in the sea. 98 Indeed your Lord is God; there is no god but He; His knowledge embraces all things.” T Q 99 In this way We tell you stories of what happened in the past. We gave you a reminder, the Quran . 100 Whoever turns away from it will be carrying a heavy burden on Judgement Day. 101 They will remain in that state forever, a dreadful burden to be carrying on that Day. C