Surah As-Saffat 37:114

Musa and Harun

Allah tells us how He blessed Musa and Harun with prophethood and how He saved them, along with those who believed, from the oppression of Fir`awn and his people, who had persecuted them by killing their sons and sparing their women, and by forcing them to do the most menial tasks, then ultimately He caused them to prevail over them and to seize their lands and their wealth and all that they had spent their entire lives amassing. Then Allah revealed to Musa the Clear and Mighty Book, which is the Tawrah, as Allah says:

(And indeed We granted to Musa and Harun the criterion (of right and wrong), and a shining light) (21:48). And Allah says here:

(And We gave them the clear Scripture; and guided them to the right path.) meaning, with regard to words and deeds.

(And We left for them among the later generations.) means, that after they died they would be mentioned in good terms and spoken of highly. Then Allah explain this further:

(Salam (peace!) be upon Musa and Harun! Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good. Verily, they were two of Our believing servants.)

Allah menjelaskan bahwa Dia telah menganugerahkan kepada Musa dan Harun kenikmatan yang besar yakni kenabian dan kerasulan. Mereka juga diberi kepercayaan untuk memikul tugas yang mulia yaitu memimpin Bani Israil dan membebaskan mereka dari perbudakan Fir'aun dan membawa kembali ke negeri asal mereka. Tugas ini sangat berat. Jika bukan karena pertolongan Allah, tentu mereka mengalami kebinasaan.

Kisah Musa paling banyak disebutkan dalam Al-Qur'an. Sebagai seorang rasul, dia mempunyai banyak persamaan dengan Nabi Muhammad sebagaimana diterangkan Allah dalam Surah al-Muzzammil/73 ayat 15.