7.141 . And ( remember ) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh ' s folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment , slaughtering your sons and sparing your women . That was a tremendous trial from your Lord .

7.142 . And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights ( of solitude ) , and added to them ten , and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights ; and Moses said unto his brother : Take my place among the people . Do right , and follow not the way of mischief makers .

7.143 . And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him , he said : My Lord! Show me ( Thy self ) , that I may gaze upon Thee . He said : Thou wilt not see Me , but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its place , then thou wilt see Me . And when his Lord revealed ( His ) glory to the mountain He sent it crashing down . And Moses fell down senseless . And when he woke he said : Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant , and I am the first of ( true ) believers .

7.144 . He said : O Moses ! I have preferred thee above mankind by My messages and by My speaking ( unto thee ) . So hold that which I have given thee , and be among the thankful .

7.145 . And We wrote for him , upon the tablets , the lesson to be drawn from all things and the explanation of all things , then ( bade him ) : Hold it fast ; and command thy people ( saying ) : Take the better ( course made clear ) therein . I shall show thee the abode of evil livers .

7.146 . I shall turn away from My revelations those who magnify themselves wrongfully in the earth , and if they see each token believe it not , and if they see the way of righteousness choose it not for ( their ) way , and if they see the way of error choose it for ( their ) way . That is because they deny Our revelations and are used to disregard them .

7.147 . Those who deny Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter , their works are fruitless . Are they requited aught save what they used to do?

7.148 . And the folk of Moses , after ( he had left them ) , chose a calf ( for worship ) , ( made ) out of their ornaments , of saffron hue , which gave a lowing sound . Saw they not that it spake not unto them nor guided them to any way? They chose it , and became wrong doers .

7.149 . And when they feared the consequences thereof and saw that they had gone astray , they said : Unless our Lord have mercy on us and forgive us , we verily are of the lost .

7.150 . And when Moses returned unto his people , angry and grieved , he said : Evil is that ( course ) which ye took after I had left you . Would ye hasten on the judgment of your Lord? And he cast down the tablets , and he seized his brother by the head , dragging him toward him . He said : Son of my mother! Lo! the folk did judge me weak and almost killed me . Oh , make not mine enemies to triumph over me and place me not among the evil doers!

7.151 . He said : My Lord! Have mercy on me and on my brother ; bring us into Thy mercy , Thou the Most Merciful of all who show mercy .

7.152 . Lo! those who chose the calf ( for worship ) , terror from their Lord and humiliation will come upon them in the life of the world . Thus do We requite those who invent a lie .

7.153 . But those who do ill deeds and afterward repent and believe lo! for them , afterward , Allah is Forgiving , Merciful .

7.154 . Then , when the anger of Moses abated , he took up the tablets , and in their inscription there was guidance and mercy for all those who fear their Lord .

7.155 . And Moses chose of his people seventy men for Our appointed tryst and , when the trembling came on them , he said : My Lord! If thou hadst willed Thou hadst destroyed them long before , and me with them . Wilt thou destroy us for that which the ignorant among us did? It is but Thy trial ( of us ) . Thou sendest whom Thou wilt astray and guidest whom Thou wilt . Thou art our Protecting Friend , therefore forgive us and have mercy on us , Thou , the Best of all who show forgiveness .

7.156 . And ordain for us in , this world that which is good , and in the Hereafter ( that which is good ) , Lo! We have turned unto Thee . He said : I smite with My punishment whom I will , and My mercy embraceth all things , therefore I shall ordain It for those who ward off ( evil ) and pay the poor due , and those who believe Our revelations ;

7.157 . Those who follow the messenger , the Prophet who can neither read nor write , whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel ( which are ) with them . He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong . He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul ; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear . Then those who believe in him , and honor him and help him , and follow the light which is sent down with him : they are the successful .

7.158 . Say ( O Muhammad ) : O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all ( the messenger of ) Him unto whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth . There is no God save Him . He quickeneth and He giveth death . So believe in Allah and His messenger , the Prophet who can neither read nor write , who believeth in Allah and in His words and follow him that haply ye may be led aright .

7.159 . And of Moses ' folk there is a community who lead with truth and establish justice therewith .

7.160 . We divided them into twelve tribes , nations ; and We inspired Moses , when his people asked him for water , saying : Smite with thy staff the rock! And there gushed forth therefrom twelve springs , so that each tribe knew their drinking place . And we caused the white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for them the manna and the quails ( saying ) : Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you . They wronged Us not , but they were wont to wrong themselves .