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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 144

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قَالَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَـٰلَـٰتِى وَبِكَلَـٰمِى فَخُذْ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ ﴿144﴾
(Allâh) said: "O Mûsâ (Moses) I have chosen you above men by My Messages, and by My speaking (to you). So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful."
قَالَ qāla He said
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ yāmūsā O Musa
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I
ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ iṣ'ṭafaytuka have chosen you
عَلَى ʿalā over
ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the people
بِرِسَـٰلَـٰتِى birisālātī with My Messages
وَبِكَلَـٰمِى wabikalāmī and with My words
فَخُذْ fakhudh So take
مَآ what
ءَاتَيْتُكَ ātaytuka I have given you
وَكُن wakun and be
مِّنَ mina among
ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ l-shākirīna the grateful

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(Ayah 144) {وَ كُنْ مِّنَ الشّٰكِرِيْنَ:} That is, the fact that I have chosen you for My messages and My speech is itself a very great blessing, therefore be content with what you have received and do not demand anything that is beyond your capacity. The purpose of this is to console Musa (peace be upon him) so that he should not be saddened by being prevented from seeing.

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144. 1. This was the second occasion of conversation on which Musa (peace be upon him) was honored. Previously, when he had gone to get fire, Allah had blessed him with conversation and granted him prophethood.

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144. Allah said: "O Musa! I have chosen you above all people for My messages and for My speech [139]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."

[139] That is, if you could not have the vision, then We have granted you some other blessings and virtues: We made you Our Messenger, bestowed upon you the honor of direct conversation, and chose you above all the worlds. Therefore, now you should act properly upon the religious commands I am giving you, and continue to express gratitude for these blessings.