Surah As-Saffat 37:122

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.)

Dua ayat ini menjelaskan bahwa kenikmatan yang besar tersebut di atas seperti kemenangan atas musuh-musuh, petunjuk-petunjuk Tuhan, kemuliaan-kemuliaan, dan sebagainya adalah berkat amal kebajikan yang mereka lakukan, dan pengorbanan serta penderitaan mereka dalam memperjuangkan penegakan agama tauhid. Jadi begitulah Allah memberikan pembalasan pahala dunia-akhirat atas orang-orang yang berbuat kebaikan untuk kemaslahatan sesama umat manusia.

Yang mendorong keduanya mengerjakan amal-amal kebajikan dan bersedia mengalami penderitaan adalah iman yang bersemi dalam dada mereka. Dari landasan iman yang kuat lahirlah perbuatan-perbuatan yang mulia, itulah sebabnya Allah menegaskan bahwa keduanya adalah hamba-hamba Allah yang beriman.