سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ

Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 90

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وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَـٰرُونُ مِن قَبْلُ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرِى ﴿90﴾
And Hârûn (Aaron) indeed had said to them beforehand: "O my people! You are being tried in this, and verily, your Lord is (Allâh) the Most Gracious, so follow me and obey my order."
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily
قَالَ qāla (had) said
لَهُمْ lahum to them
هَـٰرُونُ hārūnu Harun
مِن min before
قَبْلُ qablu before
يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people
إِنَّمَا innamā Only
فُتِنتُم futintum you are being tested
بِهِۦ ۖ bihi by it
وَإِنَّ wa-inna and indeed
رَبَّكُمُ rabbakumu your Lord
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ l-raḥmānu (is) the Most Gracious
فَٱتَّبِعُونِى fa-ittabiʿūnī so follow me
وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ wa-aṭīʿū and obey
أَمْرِى amrī my order

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90. 1. Hazrat Haroon ؑ said this when the people, following Samiri, became engaged in the worship of the calf.