Surah Al-A'raf Ayah 154

Al-A'raf · Ayah 154 · Juz 9 · Page 169

وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَن مُّوسَى ٱلۡغَضَبُ أَخَذَ ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَۖ وَفِي نُسۡخَتِهَا هُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِرَبِّهِمۡ يَرۡهَبُونَ ١٥٤

Wa lammā sakata ʿam mūsal-ghaḍabu akhadhal-alwāḥ, wa fī nuskhatihā hudaw wa raḥmatul lil-ladhīna hum lirabbihim yarhabūn.

And when the anger subsided in Moses, he took up the tablets; and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who are fearful of their Lord.

Translation: Sahih International

This verse is discussed in

Tafsir

And when the anger of Musa calmed, he took up the Tablets; and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord (154)

Musa picked up the Tablets when His Anger subsided

Allah said next,

وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ

(And when calmed) and subsided,

عَن مُّوسَى الْغَضَبُ

(the anger of Musa) with his people,

أَخَذَ الْأَلْوَاحَ

(he took up the Tablets), which he had thrown out of jealousy for Allah and anger for His sake, because of his people worshipping the calf,

وَفِي نُسْخَتِهَا هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ

(and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord.)

Several scholars of Tafsir said that when Musa threw the Tablets on the ground they were shattered and he collected the pieces afterwards. Musa found in its inscription guidance and mercy, but the specific details of the Law was lost, so they said. They also claimed that the shattered pieces of the Tablets still remained in the treasury safes of some Israelite kings until the Islamic State came into existence. Only Allah knows if these statements are true.

Word by word15 words

  • وَلَمَّاAnd when
  • سَكَتَwas calmed
  • عَنfrom
  • مُّوسَىMusa
  • ٱلۡغَضَبُthe anger
  • أَخَذَhe took (up)
  • ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَۖthe tablets
  • وَفِيand in
  • نُسۡخَتِهَاtheir inscription
  • هُدٗى(was) guidance
  • وَرَحۡمَةٞand mercy
  • لِّلَّذِينَfor those who
  • هُمۡ[they]
  • لِرَبِّهِمۡof their Lord
  • يَرۡهَبُونَ(are) fearful

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Juz
9
Page
169
Hizb
17