(2:67-71) Chapter 15: Divine Favours on Israelites and their...
(2:67-71) Chapter 15: Divine Favours on Israelites and their Stubbornness "We made the clouds to give shade over you and We sent to you Manna and Salwa. Eat of the good things that We have given you." (2:57) "And when Musa prayed for drink for his people, We said: Strike the rock with thy rod and from it there gushed twelve fountains, each tribe knew their drinking place.
Eat and drink, said We, of what God hath supplied and do no wrong on the earth by licentious deeds." (2:60) "And (remember) when ye said: O Musa! we will not put up with one sort of food; pray therefore to thy Lord for us that He may bring forth for us of that which the earth groweth, its herbs, and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions. He said: what! will you exchange that which is worse for what is better? Then enter a city that you may have what you ask for." (2:61).
"And We made a covenant with you under the lofty mountain heights and (said): Take hold of what We have given you with firmness and bear in mind what is in it, so that you become righteous, you turned back after that. Were it not for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, you would certainly have been losers;" (2:63-64) **Chapter 16:Mose's Own People Make False Imputations Against Him. ** "O you who believe!
Be not like those who spoke evil things of Musa but Allah cleared him of what they said and he was worthy of regard with Allah." (33:69)13 "And when Musa said to his people: O my people! Why do you cause me grief when you know that I am Allah's apostle to you. But when they turned aside, Allah made the hearts turn aside and Allah doth not guide the transgressing people." (61:5) Previous…