The Holy Quran 7:143 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَـٰتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِىٓ أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ ۚ قَالَ لَن تَرَىٰنِى وَلَـٰكِنِ ٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُۥ فَسَوْفَ تَرَىٰنِى ۚ فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُۥ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُۥ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا ۚ فَلَمَّآ أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Translation

When Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام arrived for Our appointment and His Rabb had spoken to him (directly), he said, "O my Rabb, show me (Yourself so) that I may see You." (seeing of Allaah is possible) Allaah replied, "You can never see me (in this world), but look at the mountain. If it remains in its place (after a tiny fraction of My illumination reaches it) then you may (have the ability to) see me." (However,) When his Rabb manifested His illumination to the mountain, he made it crash to pieces, and (seeing the marvellous spectacle) Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام fell unconscious. When he recovered he said, "I declare Your purity (You are too Pure to be seen by the eyes of this world)! I repent (for asking for something that I had not been commanded to ask) and I am the first of the Mu'mineen (of my time)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The request of Musa ﵇ to see Almighty Allah: when the term of forty days had been completed, Almighty Allah honoured Musa ﵇ with the privilege of conversing with Him in a special and distinguished manner.

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