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qāla yā-mūsā ʾinnī ṣṭafaytuka ʿalā n-nāsi bi-risālātī wa-bi-kalāmī fa-khudh mā ʾātaytuka wa-kun mina sh-shākirīna
He said, ‘O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My speech. So take what I give you, and be among the grateful.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-‘Araf – Verse 144
144 . “He said: ‘O’ Moses! verily I have chosen you above the people by My Messages and by My speaking (unto you). So take what I have given you, and be of the grateful ones’.”
Moses is Allah’s chosen servant. So, different demands, to become senseless, repentence and the like of them do not hinder him to be chosen. The verse says:
Imam Sādiq (as) says:
“Allah told Moses (as): ‘Do you know why did I choose you? It was because your humbleness and submission was matchless. Whenever you established prayer, you put your cheeks on the soil’.” 4
After the removal of Tāqūt (deity) and formation of a godly society, the turn is for the execution of law and divine ordinances. Allah commands Moses:
The bounties of Allah must be thanked for. The godly leading and religious responsibilities are amongst the bounties of Allah, for which we must thank. The verse says:
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