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Prophet #13 · c. 1400 BCE traditional

Mūsā

موسى

Commonly rendered in English as Moses.

The prophet the Qurʾan mentions by name more than any other. Raised in Pharaoh's palace, fled to Madyan, returned with his brother Hārūn to free his people. The sea parted.

Era
c. 1400 BCE traditional
Region
Egypt → Sinai → Shām
Sent to
Banū Isrāʾīl
Revelation received
The Torah (Tawrāh)
Kalīm Allāh (The One Who Spoke With Allah)Ulū al-ʿAzm
References in the library

Passages that mention Mūsā

  1. "ibn Abd al-Rahman. Al-Hafidh Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili narrated it in his Musnad from Umar ibn al-Khattab, May God be pleased with him. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Moses, peace be upon him, said, O Lord, show us Adam who brought us and himself out of Paradise. So Adam, peace be upon him, was shown to him. Moses said, Are you Adam? Adam replied, Yes. Moses said, Are you the one whom Allah breathed of His Spirit into you, made the angels prostrate to you, and taught you all the names? Adam replied, Yes. Moses asked, What caused you to bring us and yourself out of Paradise? Adam responded, Who are you? Moses said, I am Moses. Adam said, Are you Moses of the children of"

  2. "Moses admits, ''Yes.'' Thus, Adam refuted Moses. These narrations highlight the theological discussion between Adam and Moses, illustrating the concept of divine decree and human responsibility. It is narrated that Abu Huraira reported the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, ''Adam and Moses debated before their Lord, and Adam refuted Moses.'' Moses said, ''Are you the one whom Allah created with his hand, breathed into you from his spirit, made his angels prostrate to you, and settled you in his Paradise, then you brought mankind down to the earth because of your sin?'' Adam replied, ''Are you Moses, whom Allah selected with his message and his speech,"

  3. "He reported that the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ''Moses, peace be upon him, said, ''O Lord, show us Adam who has removed us and himself from Paradise.'' Then Adam, peace be upon him, was shown to him. Moses said, ''Are you Adam?'' Adam replied, ''Yes.'' Moses said, ''Are you the one into whom Allah breathed his spirit, made the angels bow to you and taught you the names of all things?'' Adam replied, ''Yes.'' Moses asked, ''What caused you to remove us and yourself from Paradise?'' Adam replied, ''Who are you?'' Moses answered, ''I am Moses.'' Adam said, ''Are you Moses, the prophet of the children of Israel, whom Allah spoke to"

  4. "insight. He thought perhaps Moses was the one who killed the man the previous day, or he understood from the Israeli's words while requesting help from Moses what indicated this to him. God knows best. Pharaoh learned that Moses was responsible for the death of the man from the previous day, so he ordered his arrest. However, a sincere man reached Moses first, taking a shorter path. He came from the farthest part of the city, hurrying to warn Moses. He said, O Moses, indeed the chiefs are conspiring against you to kill you, so leave the city, for I am sincerely advising you. As Allah says, Moses left the"

  5. "When he saw Moses advancing towards the Egyptian, he assumed Moses had come to scold him for his earlier wrongdoing. Hence he exposed the affair from the day before to Moses, revealing it publicly, leading the Egyptian to go and report Moses to Pharaoh. something that many people did not mention otherwise. It is also possible that the speaker was the Egyptian, and when he saw Moses approaching, he was fearful, perceiving Moses' nature to strongly support the Israeli. Thus, he uttered what he said out of suspicion and insight. He thought perhaps Moses was the one who killed the man the previous day, or"

  6. "Moses in argument. The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said, Adam and Moses argued, and Moses said to him, Are you Adam whose sin expelled you from Paradise? Adam said to him, And you are Moses whom Allah chose with his messages and his words. Do you blame me for an affair decreed upon me before I was created? The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, So Adam defeated Moses in argument two times. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Adam and Moses disputed, and Moses said, O Adam, you are the one whom Allah created with his hand and breathed into from his spirit, yet you led people astray"

  7. "with his hand. Are you blaming me for a matter Allah had decreed for me forty years before he created me? Thus Adam overcame Moses. came Moses. Thus Adam overcame Moses. Thus Adam overcame Moses. The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said, Adam met Moses and Moses said, Are you Adam whom Allah created with his hand, made the angels prostrate to you, and placed you in paradise, yet you did what you did? Adam replied, Are you Moses whom Allah spoke to, chose with his message, and revealed the Torah to? I am more precedential or the record?"

  8. "Moses, Aaron, and Hur sat atop a hill, and whenever Moses raised his staff, Joshua would be victorious. When Moses' hand drooped from exhaustion, the others would prevail. Aaron and Hur supported his hands throughout the day until sunset, ensuring Joshua's victory, peace be upon him. According to their tradition, Jethro, the priest of Midian and Moses' father-in-law, learned of Moses' victory over Pharaoh and came to Moses as a believer, accompanied by his daughter Zipporah, Moses' wife, and their sons, Gershom and Eleazar."

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