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وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مُوسَي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصاً وَكَانَ رَسُولاً نَّبِيّاً

51. “And mention Moses in the Book; for verily he was one purified, and he was an apostle, a prophet.”

This verse and the next couple of verses have a short explanation about Moses (as), a progeny from the descent of Abraham. At first, the Qur’an addresses the Prophet of Islam (S) and says:

Then the Qur’an continues numerating five Divine merits given to this great prophet, Moses, in these holy verses. The abovementioned verse says:

Explanations

The Arabic term /muxlis/ is applied for the person who works sincerely for Allah only, but it is possible that Satan influences in him and drags him toward polytheism. There are many persons who are sincere at the time of agony, but after relief they tend to infidelity. But the Qur’anic word /muxlas/ refers to those chosen persons in whom Satan cannot penetrate:

As Kashshaf cites, /muxlis/ is a person who works for Allah, and /muxlas/ is a person whom Allah has made sincere and has chosen him for Himself, and nothing may affect him but Allah. Moses being chosen is recited in some other verses of the Qur’an. For example, Allah (s.w.t.) says:

and somewhere else He says:

Moses (as) was both a Messenger and a prophet:

A prophet hears the sound of the angel but he does not see the angel, while a Messenger, besides hearing the sound of the angel, sees him.⁴