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‘We revealed Our will to Musa, saying: Set forth with My servants in
the night and strike for them a dry path across the sea. Have no fear of
being overtaken, nor let anything dismay you. '
Pharaoh pursued them with his legions, but the waters
overwhelmed them. For Pharaoh misled his people: he did not guide
them.
Children of Israel!We delivered you from your enemies and made a
covenant with you on the right flank of the Mountain. We sent down
manna and quails for you. 'Eat of the wholesome things withwhichWe
have provided you and do not transgress, lest you should incur My
wrath.' (We said): 'He that incurs My wrath shall assuredly be lost, but
he that repents and believes in Me, does good works and follows the
right path, shall be forgiven. But, Musa, why have you come with such
haste fromyour people? '
Musa replied: 'They are close behind me. I hastened to You, my
Lord, so that I might earnYour pleasure. '
(Allah) said: 'We proved your people in your absence, but the Samiri
has led themastray.'
Angry and sorrowful, Musa went back to them. 'My people,' he said.
'did your Lord not make you a gracious promise? Did the time (of my
absence) seem too long to you, or was it to incur your Lord's anger that
you failedme? '
They replied: 'We failed you through no fault of ours. We were made
to carry loads of the people's ornaments, and throw them (into the
fire). The Samiri did the same, and forged a calf for them, an image
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