Surah Taha 20:91

Harun prohibits them from worship of Calf and the Persistence of the Children of Israel in doing so

Allah, the Exalted, informs of Harun's attempt to prohibit them from worshipping the calf and his telling them that this was only a test for them. He told them that their Lord was the Most Beneficent, Who created everything and decreed for everything its just measure. He is the Owner of the Mighty Throne, the One Who does whatever He wants.

(so follow me and obey my order.) Meaning, "Follow me in that which I am commanding you with and leave that which I forbid you from."

(They said: "We will not stop worshipping it, until Musa returns to us.") meaning, "We will not cease in our worship of this calf until we hear what Musa has to say about it." So they opposed Harun in this matter and they fought against him, nearly killing him.

Semua nasehat Harun itu walaupun dikemukakan dengan lemah lembut dan dengan hujjah dan alasan yang dapat diterima akal, tidak mendapat sambutan yang baik di kalangan mereka. Mereka lebih tertarik kepada bujuk rayu tipu daya Samiri mereka berkata kepada Harun, "Kami akan tetap menyembah patung itu sampai Musa kembali kepada kami dan dialah yang akan memutuskan apa kami dalam kesesatan dan penyelewengan ataukah patung yang kami sembah itu hanya tipu daya Samiri saja.