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wa-min qawmi mūsā ʾummatun yahdūna bi-l-ḥaqqi wa-bihī yaʿdilūna
Among the people of Moses is a nation who guide [the people] by the truth and do justice thereby.
— Ali Quli Qarai
7Al-A'rāfالأعرافVerse 159 of 206
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Among the people of Moses is a nation who guide [the people] by the truth and do justice thereby.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-‘Araf – Verse 159
159 . “And of the people of Moses there is a group who guide by the truth and establish justice thereby.”
Guiding by the truth is a sign of the absence of bigotry, and also an indication of gratitude and following the truth itself. So, this recent group, whom are referred to in this verse, were separate from the pertinacious ones who used to seek pretexts. The holy verse says:
Perhaps, the objective meaning referred to this group is those people among the Jews who accepted the invitation of the Messenger of Allah (S). Therefore, in confronting the minorities, justice should particularly be observed, and their sincere services and accomplishments must not be neglected. The verse ends as follows: