Surah As-Saffat 37:116

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.)

Pada ayat ini, Allah menjelaskan enam nikmat yang telah diberikan kepada Musa dan Harun. Nikmat-nikmat itu ialah

Pertama, Musa, Harun, dan kaumnya diselamatkan dari bencana yang besar. Sejak lama, orang Israil hidup di Mesir di bawah kekuasaan Fir'aun. Mereka disuruh melakukan pekerjaan yang berat dengan paksa dan diperlakukan sebagai budak belian. Bahkan anak laki-laki mereka banyak yang dibunuh dan anak-anak perempuan dibiarkan hidup atas perintah dan ramalan dukun-dukun yang mengelilingi Fir'aun. Hampir saja mereka mengalami kemusnahan, jika Musa dan Harun tidak datang menyelamatkan mereka.

Kedua, di samping tertolongnya mereka dari kejaran Fir'aun, bahkan Firaun tenggelam di dasar laut, Bani Israil berhasil pula mengalahkan musuh-musuh lainnya, dan merebut kembali negeri-negeri mereka. Mereka kembali dapat mengumpulkan harta kekayaan yang mereka peroleh sepanjang hidup, menjadi bangsa yang kuat, serta memiliki kekuatan dan kekuasaan hingga memiliki negara yang besar seperti zaman raja Talut dan Daud. Firman Allah:

Maka mereka mengalahkannya dengan izin Allah, dan Daud membunuh Jalut. Kemudian Allah memberinya (Daud) kerajaan, dan hikmah, dan mengajarinya apa yang Dia kehendaki¦. (al-Baqarah/2: 251)