Prophets of Banī IsrāʾīlQur'an

Hārūnعليه السلامهَارُون

Ṭā HāAl-AʿrāfAl-Qaṣaṣ
About

The brother of Mūsā, given to him as a helper and a prophet. Eloquent of speech, he stood with Mūsā before Pharaoh and led the people in his brother's absence.

The name

"More eloquent than I in speech" — Mūsā, 28:34

Source: Qur'an

The story, as the Qurʼan tells it
  1. The beginningThe brother of Mūsā, given to him as a helper and a prophet when Mūsā asked for one more eloquent than himself.
    20:29-36

    وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًۭا مِّنْ أَهْلِى

    28:34-35

    وَأَخِى هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَانًۭا فَأَرْسِلْهُ مَعِىَ رِدْءًۭا يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    19:53

    وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ نَبِيًّۭا

  2. The callHe stood with Mūsā before Pharaoh, and was left over the people when Mūsā went to the mountain.
    20:42-48

    ٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِى وَلَا تَنِيَا فِى ذِكْرِى

    7:142

    ۞ وَوَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ ثَلَٰثِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ وَأَتْمَمْنَٰهَا بِعَشْرٍۢ فَتَمَّ مِيقَٰتُ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ ۚ وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَخِيهِ هَٰرُونَ ٱخْلُفْنِى فِى قَوْمِى وَأَصْلِحْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

  3. The testWhen the people took the calf he warned them, but they overruled him; Mūsā returned and seized him in anger.
    20:90-94

    وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَٰرُونُ مِن قَبْلُ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرِى

    7:150

    وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَٰنَ أَسِفًۭا قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُونِى مِنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ أَعَجِلْتُمْ أَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْ ۖ وَأَلْقَى ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ ۚ قَالَ ٱبْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱسْتَضْعَفُونِى وَكَادُوا۟ يَقْتُلُونَنِى فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِىَ ٱلْأَعْدَآءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِى مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

  4. The outcomeMūsā prayed for him and for himself; the Qurʼan names him among those to whom Allah gave the Criterion and a light.
    7:151

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِأَخِى وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِى رَحْمَتِكَ ۖ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    21:48

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءًۭ وَذِكْرًۭا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

The lessonSupport is a calling of its own: 'Strengthen my back through him and let him share my task.'
20:31-32

ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى

Relationships
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