He said, “O Lord, forgive me and my brother, and bring us into thy mercy; for of those who shew mercy thou art the most merciful.”

Verily as to those who took the calf as a god, wrath from their Lord shall overtake them, and shame in this present life:  for thus recompense we the devisers of a lie.

But to those who have done evil, then afterwards repent and believe, thy Lord will thereafter be Lenient, Merciful.

And when the anger of Moses was stilled, he took up the tables; and in their writing was guidance and mercy for those who dread their Lord.

And Moses chose seventy men of his people for a meeting appointed by us.  And when the earthquake overtook them, he said, “O my Lord! if it had been thy pleasure, thou hadst destroyed them and me ere this! wilt thou destroy us for what our foolish ones have done?  It is nought but thy trial:  thou wilt mislead by it whom thou wilt, and guide whom thou wilt.  Our guardian, thou!  Forgive us then and have mercy on us; for of those who forgive art thou the best: 

And write down for us what is good in this world, as well as in the world to come, for to thee are we guided.”  He said, “My chastisement shall fall on whom I will, and my mercy embraceth all things, and I write it down for those who shall fear me, and pay the alms, and believe in our signs,

Who shall follow the Apostle, the unlettered32 Prophet-whom they shall find described with them in the Law and Evangel.  What is right will he enjoin them, and forbid them what is wrong, and will allow them healthful viands and prohibit the impure, and will ease them of their burden, and of the yokes which were upon them; and those who shall believe in him, and strengthen him, and help him,33 and follow the light34 which hath been sent down with him,- these are they with whom it shall be well.”

Say to them:  O men!  Verily I am God’s apostle to you all;

Whose is the kingdom of the Heavens and of the Earth!  Therefore believe on God but He!  He maketh alive and killeth!  Therefore believe on God, and his Apostle-the unlettered Prophet-who believeth in God and his word.  And follow him that ye may be guided aright.

And among the people of Moses there is a certain number35 who guide others with truth, and practise what is right according to it.

And we divided the Israelites into twelve tribes, as nations; and we revealed unto Moses when the people asked drink of him-"Strike the rock with thy staff:”  and there gushed forth from it twelve fountains-the men all knew their drinking places.  And we caused clouds to overshadow them, and sent down upon them the manna and the quails. . . .  “Eat of the good things with which we have supplied you.”  But it was not us whom they injured, but they injured their own selves: 

And when it was said to them, “Dwell in this city, and eat therefrom what ye will, and say ‘Hittat’ (forgiveness), and enter the gate with prostrations; then will we pardon your offences,-we will give increase to the doers of good:”