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He added, “Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has honoured you above the others?”

What they follow is certainly doomed to destruction and their deeds are in vain.”

We brought the Children of Israel across the sea and they came upon a people devoted to idols. They demanded, “O Moses! Make for us a god like their gods.” He replied, “Indeed, you are a people acting ignorantly!

O Children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you and how I honoured you above the others.

Indeed, We settled the Children of Israel in a blessed land,¹ and granted them good, lawful provisions. They did not differ until knowledge came to them.² Surely your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment regarding their differences.

But I am truly Most Forgiving to whoever repents, believes, and does good, then persists on ˹true˺ guidance.”

˹saying,˺ “Eat from the good things We have provided for you, but do not transgress in them, or My wrath will befall you. And whoever My wrath befalls is certainly doomed.

O Children of Israel! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you¹ on the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and sent down to you manna and quails,²

Then We brought you back to life after your death, so that perhaps you would be grateful.

And ˹remember˺ when you said, “O Moses! We will never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes,” so a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on.

a guide and a reminder to people of reason.

And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his people, “O my people! Surely you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf, so turn in repentance to your Creator and execute ˹the calf-worshippers among˺ yourselves. That is best for you in the sight of your Creator.” Then He accepted your repentance. Surely He is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

And ˹remember˺ when We gave Moses the Scripture—the decisive authority‎—‎that perhaps you would be ˹rightly˺ guided.

And indeed, We gave Moses ˹true˺ guidance, and made the Children of Israel inherit the Scripture—

Even then We ˹still˺ forgave you so perhaps you would be grateful.

And ˹remember˺ when We appointed forty nights for Moses, then you worshipped the calf in his absence, acting wrongfully.

And ˹remember˺ when We parted the sea, rescued you, and drowned Pharaoh’s people before your very eyes.

˹Remember˺ how We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.

O Children of Israel! Remember ˹all˺ the favours I granted you and how I honoured you above the others.¹

So go to him and say, ‘Indeed we are both messengers from your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not oppress them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And salvation will be for whoever follows the ˹right˺ guidance.

And We showed them signs in which there was a clear test.

And indeed, We chose the Israelites knowingly above the others.

of Pharaoh. He was truly a tyrant, a transgressor.

And We certainly delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment

And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his people, “O my people! Remember Allah’s favours upon you when He raised prophets from among you, made you sovereign,¹ and gave you what He had never given anyone in the world.²

Indeed, We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood; granted them good, lawful provisions; and favoured them above the others.¹