No Israelite prophet ever claimed to be the like of Moses and even Jesus...

No Israelite prophet ever claimed to be the like of Moses and even Jesus, the last among the prophets of Israel did never say that he was the like of Moses. Even after the supposed crucifixion of Jesus his disciples awaited the fulfillment of that prophecy. See Acts 3: 22 wherein it is stated: "For Moses truly said unto the fathers.

A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me." The Qur'an, in one of its earliest revelations, points out the fulfillment of this prophecy in these words: "We have sent to you a Messenger, a bearer of witness to you, as We sent a messenger to Fir'aun." (73:15) This claim is made plainer still in a later revelation: "Say what think ye?

If it is from Allah and you disbelieve in it, and a witness from among the children of Israel has borne witness of one like him." (46:10) In unfolding the history of Moses and his followers, the Jews, the aim of the Qur'an is not only to reclaim the Jews to Islam but at the same time to teach the followers of Muhammad (may peace and blessings of God be on him) that they should avoid all those pitfalls into which the followers of Moses had fallen and also to assure them that after being guided if they behave in the manner of the Jews, eventually their fate will be no better than that of the Jews.

With this object in view the Qur'an has quoted the irrefutable incidents of the life of Moses as evidence of the truth of the claim of the last Prophet, preparing for them a straight path to reach the goal of godliness set for them. In this context it should be noted that some of the commentators of the Qur'an have included in their commentaries much of the folklore that was prevalent among the Jews, but as these accounts are not based on any authentic Source, they cannot be relied Upon.

We have tried in this chapter to present to our readers a continuous account of the history of Moses which is widely scattered in the pages of the Qur'an.…