The Role of Musa (Moses) and the Taurat (Torah) in Guiding Bani Israel

As-Sajdah — Verses 23–25 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَلَا تَكُن فِي مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَائِهِ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٢٣

And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]. So be not you in doubt of meeting him [i.e. when you met Musa (Moses) during the night of Al-Isra' and Al-Mi'raj over the heavens]. And We made it [the Taurat (Torah)] a guide to the Children of Israel.

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ
And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)].
فَلَا تَكُن فِي مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَائِهِ ۖ
So be not you in doubt of meeting him [i.e. when you met Musa (Moses) during the night of Al-Isra' and Al-Mi'raj over the heavens].
وَجَعَلْنَاهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
And We made it [the Taurat (Torah)] a guide to the Children of Israel.

وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا ۖ وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ ٢٤

And We made from among them (Children of Israel), leaders, giving guidance under Our Command, when they were patient and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).

وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ
And We made from among them
أَئِمَّةً
leaders
يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا
giving guidance under Our Command
لَمَّا صَبَرُوا ۖ
when they were patient
وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ
and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ٢٥

Verily, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection, concerning that wherein they used to differ.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ
Verily, your Lord
هُوَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ
will judge between them
يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
on the Day of Resurrection
فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
concerning that wherein they used to differ