The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 601
PT. 9 AL-A'RĀF CH. 7 وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَى إِلى قَوْمِهِ غَضْبَانَ And when Moses returned. 151 to his people, indignant and E آسِفًا قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُونِي مِنْ بَعْدِي grieved, he said, Evil is that which you did in my place in اعَجِلْتُمْ أَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَلْقَى الْأَلْوَاحَ my absence. Did you hasten to وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ ابْنَ devise a way for yourselves the without waiting for أَمَّ اِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَكَادُوا command of your Lord? And يَقْتُلُوْنَنِي فَلَا تُشْمِتْ وَ الْاَعْدَاء وَلَا caught hold of his brothers تَجْعَلْنِي مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّلِمِينَ he put down the tablets, and b head, dragging him towards himself. He (Aaron) said, 'Son of my mother, the people indeed deemed me weak, and were about to kill me. Therefore make not the enemies rejoice over me, and place me not with the unjust people. '1040 Commentary: "20:87. b20:95. A party of those who had taken the calf for worship repented and felt ashamed of their deed before Moses returned, and, therefore, they were saved. The other party did not repent and, therefore, perished. They are here spoken of as "losers". 1040. Important Words: in which his enemy might rejoice at his affliction (Lane). Commentary: When the return of Moses was delayed owing to the ten additional nights, his followers became impatient and thought that he was lost. They expressed their impatience in the words "we wot not what is. (32:1. is become of him" (Exod تشمت make not rejoice) فلاتشمت They say formed from which is derived According to the Bible, Moses cast from ori. e. he the tablets out of his hands and broke (an enemy) rejoiced; or he (someone) them beneath the Mount, so that they rejoiced at his enemy's affliction. had to be renewed (Exod. 32:19; 34:1). means, God made him (the But this is not borne out by the Quran which simply states, And he put down the tablets and this is more in harmony with the dignity of a Prophet. enemy) rejoice at his affliction. means, he prayed for the sneezer that he might not be in a state 1041