Surah Maryam 19:53

Mentioning Musa and Harun

After Allah had mentioned Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah, and commended him, he next mentioned Al-Kalim (the one spoken to by Allah directly). Allah said,

(And mention in the Book, Musa. Verily, he was Mukhlasan) Ath-Thawri reported from `Abdul-Aziz bin Rafi`, from Abu Lubabah that he said, "The Disciples (of `Isa) said, `O Spirit of Allah, inform us about the one who is Mukhlis (purely devoted) to Allah.' He said, `That is one who does a deed solely for Allah and he does not like for the people to praise him."' Others recited the word as Mukhlas, which means that he was chosen. This is as Allah says,

(Verily, I have chosen you above men.) 7:144 Concerning Allah's statement,

(and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet.) Allah combined these two descriptions for him. For verily, he was one of the greatest Messengers and one of the five Messengers of Strong Will. They are Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, `Isa and Muhammad. May the blessings of Allah be upon them and all of the Prophets. Allah said,

(And We called him from the side of the Tur.) means Mount

(right) It was on the right side of Musa when he went seeking a burning wood from that fire. He saw its glow in the distance, so he set out towards it and found it on the right side of the mountain from his direction, at the edge of the valley that he was in. This is when Allah, the Exalted, spoke to him and called out to him. Allah summoned him to come near and He conversed Ayah with him. Concerning His statement,

(And We granted him his brother Harun, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy.) This means, "We responded to his request and his plea on behalf of his brother and We made him a Prophet as well." This is as Allah says in another Ayah,

(And my brother Harun he is more eloquent in speech than me: so send him with me as a helper to confirm me.Verily, I fear that they will belie me.) 28:34 Also, Allah said,

((Allah said: ) "You are granted your request, O Musa.") 20:36 He also said,

(So send for Harun. And they have a charge of crime against me, and I fear they will kill me.) 26:13-14 Because of this, some of the Salaf (predecessors) said, "No one in this life pleaded on behalf of someone else more than Musa pleaded for his brother to be a Prophet." Allah, the Exalted said,

(And We granted him his brother Harun, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy.)

Di antara rahmat Allah kepada Musa ialah Allah telah mengabulkan permintaannya agar Harun saudara seibu diangkat pula menjadi nabi untuk membantunya dalam menyampaikan risalah Tuhannya sebagai tersebut dalam ayat:

Dan jadikanlah untukku seorang pembantu dari keluargaku, (yaitu) Harun, saudaraku, teguhkanlah kekuatanku dengan (adanya) dia, dan jadikanlah dia teman dalam urusanku. (thaha/20: 29-30-31-32)

Dan dalam ayat:

Dan saudaraku Harun, dia lebih fasih lidahnya daripada aku, maka utuslah dia bersamaku sebagai pembantuku untuk membenarkan (perkataan)ku; sungguh, aku takut mereka akan mendustakanku." (al-Qashash/28: 34)

Sebagai karunia dan rahmat dari Allah kepada Musa Allah mem-perkenankan permintaan Musa itu seperti tersebut dalam ayat:

Dia (Allah) berfirman, "Sungguh, telah diperkenankan permintaanmu, wahai Musa! (thaha/20: 36)

Mengenai permohonan Nabi Musa a.s. untuk Nabi Harun ini sebagian Ulama salaf (terdahulu) di antaranya Ibnu Jarir ath-thabari mengatakan, "Tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat memberikan syafaat kepada orang lain lebih besar dari syafaat yang diberikan kepada Harun dengan perantaraan Nabi Musa." Menurut riwayat Ibnu Abbas, Harun di waktu itu lebih tua dari Musa sekitar 4 tahun.