Tag : Gold­en Calf

The Qur’an Can­not Be A Text of Divine Origin

The Chris­t­ian mis­sion­ar­ies tend to make the gen­er­al con­clu­sion that the Qur’an can­not be a text of divine ori­gin because of the unac­cept­able mean­ings includ­ed in it.Perhaps they are cor­rect in this con­clu­sion and we may be inclined to agree with them due to the fol­low­ing reasons.

The Event of Wor­ship to the Gold­en Calf

The Israelites repent­ed about wor­ship­ping the gold­en calf BEFORE Moses returned from the moun­tain [7:149], yet they refused to repent but rather con­tin­ued to wor­ship the calf until Moses came back [20:91]. Does Aaron share in their guilt ? No [20:85 – 90], yes [20:92, 7:151].

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