Surah 20 · Juz 16
Ta-Ha · 20:96
قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا بِهِ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِنْ أَثَرِ الرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِي
(96) He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger[850] and threw it,[851] and thus did my soul entice me."
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[850]- i.e., a hoof-print in the sand left by the angel Gabriel's horse.
[851]- Into the fire upon the melted ornaments in order to form the calf.
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[850]- i.e., a hoof-print in the sand left by the angel Gabriel's horse.
[851]- Into the fire upon the melted ornaments in order to form the calf.
Tafsir
96. Samiri said to Moses (peace be upon him): “I saw what they did not see: I saw Gabriel on a horse, so I took a handful of soil from the footsteps of his horse and threw it on melted jewellery which was moulded into the form of a calf. From this, the body of a calf with a mooing sound was formed. And this is how my soul made what I did appealing to me”.
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