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Be not like those who hurt Moses (with a slander), but Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was well esteemed with Allah.” Sometimes the godly leaders are hurt and accused from the side of believers. Following the discussion about respecting the rank of the Prophet (S) and leaving any kind of hurt unto him mentioned in the previous verses, here the Qur’an, addressing the believers, says: “O’ you who believe!

Be not like those who hurt Moses (with a slander), but Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was well esteemed with Allah.” Among all divine prophets, who were hurt by people, the election of Moses (as) here is for the sake that those who hurt him among the Children of Israel are more than any other Divine prophet. Moreover, some of their hurts were similar to the hurts that the hypocrites caused unto the Prophet of Islam (S).

There are different ideas delivered by the commentators upon the objective meaning of hurting Moses (as) here, and that why the Qur’an has stated it ambiguously. Therefore, there are various probable commentaries cited upon the holy verse, including: 1- According to a narration, once Moses and Aaron went upon a mountain where Aaron died. Rumourmongers of the Children of Israel attributed his death to Moses (as).

Allah, the Almighty, made the fact of the matter manifest and made the Rumourmongers infamous. 2- As it was explained in upon the commentary of some verses of Surah Al-Qasas, No. 29, Korah plotted not to accept the law of Zakat, and that he might not pay the rights of the poor. So he planned that a bad woman would stand among the public and accuse Moses (as) saying that he had an unlawful relation with her.

By the grace of Allah, not only that plot failed but also the same woman attested to the virtue of Moses (as) and the Korah’s plan. 3- Some of Moses’ enemies once accused him (as) with sorcery, insanity, and attributing lies to Allah, but by means of some clear miracles Allah introduced him that he was free from them.