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Samiri (السامرى)

Ontology
Samiri (السامرى) is mentioned in the Quran as the one who turned against Musa (Moses) and misled people to worship the Golden calf.
Parent Topic: Historic Person

Ayahs Associated with This Topic (3)

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20:85 - Taha

Verse 85

قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَوۡمَكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ ٨٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah responded, “We have indeed tested your people in your absence, and the Sâmiri1 has led them astray.”
20:87 - Taha

Verse 87

قَالُواْ مَآ أَخۡلَفۡنَا مَوۡعِدَكَ بِمَلۡكِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا حُمِّلۡنَآ أَوۡزَارٗا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ فَقَذَفۡنَٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ ٨٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They argued, “We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we were made to carry the burden of the people’s ˹golden˺ jewellery,1 then we threw it ˹into the fire˺, and so did the Sâmiri.”
20:95 - Taha

Verse 95

قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِيُّ ٩٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Moses then asked, “What did you think you were doing, O  Sâmiri?”

About Ayah Topics

Each verse can be associated with multiple topics across all three categories: ontological, thematic, and general. The topics are organized hierarchically, meaning each topic may have parent topics and child topics.

Database Structure

The QUL exports ayah topics data as a SQLite database with the following structure:

  • topic_id: Unique identifier for the topic
  • topic_name: The English name of the topic
  • arabic_name: The Arabic name or transliteration of the topic (if available)
  • verse_key: The verse identifier in format "chapter:verse" (e.g., "2:255")
  • is_ontology: Boolean indicating if this is an ontology topic
  • is_thematic: Boolean indicating if this is a thematic topic
  • parent_topic_id: ID of the parent topic (for hierarchical organization)
  • description: Detailed description of what the topic encompasses