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wa-lammā sakata ʿan mūsā l-ghaḍabu ʾakhadha l-ʾalwāḥa wa-fī nuskhatihā hudan wa-raḥmatun li-lladhīna hum li-rabbihim yarhabūna
When Moses’ indignation abated, he picked up the tablets whose inscriptions contained guidance and mercy for those who are in awe of their Lord.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-‘Araf – Verse 154
154 . “And when Moses’ anger calmed, he took up the Tablets, and in the inscriptions of them was guidance and mercy for those who are in awe of their Lord. ”
In this verse, the Qur’ān informs that when the fire of the anger of Moses (as) quenched and he got the result he expected, he stretched his hand and took up the Tablets from the ground. The records of those Tablets were wholly guidance and mercy. That very guidance and mercy was for those who felt responsibility and were in awe of Allah and submitted to His command. The verse says: