If you remove the plague from us...

If you remove the plague from us, we will certainly believe in you, and we will certainly send with you the Children of Israel’.” “But when We removed the plague from them until a term which they should reach, behold, they broke (their promise again).” Allah has made manifest some facts for human beings through both innate disposition and prophets in order that they may have confederation and submission unto them.

But most people neglect the cry of innate dispostion and prophets, and going out of the path of the truth, they become wrong-doers. The verse says: “And, We did not find in most of them any (firm) covenant…” Thus, the secret of the destruction of the former nations was breach of promise and disobedience. “…and verily We found most of them to be wrong-doers.” Allah has praised the faithful and blamed the breachers of promise.

As it is cited in Al-Mizān, the, the Qur’ān has referred to the divine miracles concerning no prophet as many as it has mentioned for Moses (as). The story of Moses (as), mentioned in the Qur’ān, can be staged into five steps: The birth and childhood of Moses. His escape from the city of Madyan and living with Shuaib (Jethro). His mission and his problems with Pharaoh. His own deliverance and that of his people from Pharaoh, and returning to Palestine. His conflicts with the Children of Israel.

This Surah, Al-’A‘rāf, is the first Meccan Surah which has referred to the story of Moses (as). One of the philosophies of the mission of prophets is standing against false deities.

For general improvement of a society, the chiefs and great members of that society should be referred to first, because water must be purified from its head-source, as the verse says: “Then, after them, We sent Moses with Our Signs unto Pharaoh and his chiefs…” People’s faith in the truth usually causes their society to be improved, while disbelief and heresy draw it towards corruption. The verse continues saying: “…but they wronged (and disbelieved) in them.