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wa-la-qad ʾātaynā mūsā l-kitāba laʿallahum yahtadūna
Certainly We gave Moses the Book so that they might be guided,
— Ali Quli Qarai
23Al-Mu’minūnالمؤمنونVerse 49 of 118
The Believers23. Al-Mu’minūnالمؤمنون
Al Mu’minūn
The Believers
MeccanVerse 49 of 118
Surah al-Mu’minun - Verse 49
49. “And certainly We gave Moses the Book, that they may be rightly guided.”
The prophets support their own claims with their powerful reasoning and their miracles, whereas the unbelievers and illegitimate rulers assert theirs through subjugation and enslavement of people. Allah (s.w.t.) sent the Turah to Moses (as) and called the Children of Israel to implement its Divine programs, as the noble verse says:
“And certainly We gave Moses the Book, that they may be rightly guided.”
One should note that the previous holy verses usually mentioned both Moses and his brother in the dual tense during the phase of struggle with pharaonism, but in this verse we see that only Moses is named with regard to the revelation of the heavenly Book. This is because he is an arch-prophet and is the recipient of a new revelation and a new religion. Moreover, at the time when the Turah was sent down to Moses (as) he was alone on Mount Sinai and his brother, Aaron, remained to represent him among the Children of Israel.