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*Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 55:*
وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى اللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ
And (remember) when you said: "O Musa (Moses)! We shall never believe in you till we see Allah plainly." But you were seized with a thunderbolt (lightning) while you were looking.
*COMMENTARY*
We have hitherto had instances from the Jewish traditional Tawrāt (or Pentateuch). Now we have some instances from Jewish traditions in the Talmud, or body of exposition in the Jewish theological schools. They are based on the Jewish scriptures, but add many marvellous details and homilies. As to seeing Allāh, we have in The Book Of Exodus, Old Testament, chapter xxxiii, verse 20: "And He said, Thou canst not see My face; for there shall no man see Me and live." The punishment for insisting on seeing Allāh was therefore death; but those who rejected faith were forgiven, and yet they were ungrateful.
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*Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 56:*
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Then We raised you up after your death, so that you might be grateful.
*Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 55:*
وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى اللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ
And (remember) when you said: "O Musa (Moses)! We shall never believe in you till we see Allah plainly." But you were seized with a thunderbolt (lightning) while you were looking.
*COMMENTARY*
We have hitherto had instances from the Jewish traditional Tawrāt (or Pentateuch). Now we have some instances from Jewish traditions in the Talmud, or body of exposition in the Jewish theological schools. They are based on the Jewish scriptures, but add many marvellous details and homilies. As to seeing Allāh, we have in The Book Of Exodus, Old Testament, chapter xxxiii, verse 20: "And He said, Thou canst not see My face; for there shall no man see Me and live." The punishment for insisting on seeing Allāh was therefore death; but those who rejected faith were forgiven, and yet they were ungrateful.
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*Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 56:*
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Then We raised you up after your death, so that you might be grateful.
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