Transliteration:( Wa aatainaa Moosal-Kitaaba wa ja'alnaahu hudal-liBaneee Israaa'eel; allaa tat-takhizoo min doonee wakeelaa )
And We gave Musa [9] the Book and made it a guidance [10] for the children of Israel, instructing them not to take any other helper besides Me [11].
✅ 9. The Book Given to Musa
The Sacred Taurah was revealed to Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) at Mount Sinai. This revelation occurred at one moment, symbolizing the direct and complete transmission of the Taurah to the children of Israel.
It is important to note the timing of other revealed scriptures: the Taurah on the 6th Ramadaan, the Injeel (Gospel) on the 13th Ramadaan, and the Scrolls of Hazrat Ibrahim (On whom be peace) on the 1st Ramadaan.
✅ 10. Guidance Specifically for Children of Israel
The Taurah was sent as a specific guidance exclusively for the children of Israel through Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace).
This contrasts with the Holy Qur’an, which is a guidance for all mankind: <strong><em>"A guidance to all mankind" (S2:V185).</em></strong>
✅ 11. “Not to Take Any Other Helper Besides Me”
The term “helper” or “disposer of affairs” in this context does not mean legal advocates or worldly supporters, but Allah alone — the absolute remover of difficulties and true accomplisher.
Though humans can perform apparent acts of help or miracles (e.g., Hazrat Isa healing the blind, or the shirt of Hazrat Yusuf restoring sight to Hazrat Yaqoob), ultimate control and assistance come only from Allah.
This instruction emphasizes reliance solely on Allah’s power and support.
2. And We gave Musa the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel (saying): “Take none other than Me as (your) Wakil.” 3. “O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh! Verily, he was a grateful servant.”
When Allah mentions how He took His servant Muhammad , on the Journey by Night, He follows it by mentioning Musa, His servant and Messenger who also spoke with Him. Allah often mentions Muhammad and Musa together, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them both, and he mentions the Tawrah and the Qur’an together. So after mentioning the Isra’, He says:
(And We gave Musa the Scripture), meaning the Tawrah.
(and made it), meaning the Scripture,
(a guidance), meaning a guide,
(for the Children of Israel (saying): “Take none…”) means, lest they should take,
(”… other than Me as (your) Wakil”) means, `you have no protector, supporter or god besides Me,’ because Allah revealed to every Prophet that he should worship Him alone with no partner or associate. Then Allah says:
(O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh) by addressing the descendants of those who were carried in the ship with Nuh there is a reminder of the blessings, as if Allah is saying: `O descendants of those whom We saved and carried in the ship with Nuh, follow in the footsteps of your father,
(Verily, he was a grateful servant). `Remember the blessing I have granted you by sending Muhammad.’ Imam Ahmad reported that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah said:
(Allah will be pleased with His servant if, when he eats something or drinks something, he praises Allah for it.)” This was also recorded by Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa’i. Malik said about Zayd bin Aslam: “He used to praise Allah in all circumstances.” In this context, Al-Bukhari mentioned the Hadith of Abu Zar`ah narrating from Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Prophet said:
(I will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection…) He quoted the Hadith at length, and in the Hadith, the Prophet said:
(They will come to Nuh and will say, `O Nuh, you were the first of the Messengers sent to the people of earth, and Allah called you grateful servant, so intercede for us with your Lord.’) And he quoted the Hadith in full.
(17:2) We gave Moses the Book, and made it a source of guidance for the Children of Israel,[2] commanding: “Take no other Guardian beside Me.”[3]
2. As this verse has no apparent connection with the event of Miraj, it may appear to a cursory reader that either of the two verses has been misplaced here. But if we try to understand the matter in the context of the theme of the whole Surah, we can easily understand the connection between the two. The main object of this Surah is to give a warning to the disbelievers of Makkah. That is why the mention of Miraj has been made in the very first verse, as if to say: The person whom you dub as an impostor and reject the Book sent down to him, has just now seen with his naked eyes great signs of Allah. So you should learn a lesson from the history of the Israelites who discarded the Book of Allah and therefore, were given painful punishment.
3. The Arabic word vakil (guardian) denotes a person who is trustworthy and can be depended upon in regard to his affairs and may be turned to for guidance and help.
[726]- i.e., trust in Allāh, knowing that He (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) is responsible for every occurrence.
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