7:144 Al-A'raaf (The Heights)

يَا مُوسَى إِنِّي اصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ أي: اخترتك واجتبيتك وفضلتك وخصصتك بفضائل عظيمة، ومناقب جليلة، بِرِسَالاتِي التي لا أجعلها، ولا أخص بها إلا أفضل الخلق. وَبِكَلامِي إياك من غير واسطة، وهذه فضيلة اختص بها موسى الكليم، وعرف بها من بين إخوانه من المرسلين، فَخُذْ مَا آتَيْتُكَ من النعم، وخذ ما آتيتك من الأمر والنهي بانشراح صدر، وتلقه بالقبول والانقياد، وَكُنْ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ لله على ما خصك وفضلك.

يذكر تعالى أنه خاطب موسى بأنه اصطفاه على عالمي زمانه برسالاته وكلامه ولا شك أن محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم سيد ولد آدم من الأولين والآخرين ولهذا اختصه الله بأن جعله خاتم الأنبياء والمرسلين الذي تستمر شريعته إلى قيام الساعة وأتباعه أكثر من أتباع الأنبياء كلهم وبعده في الشرف والفضل إبراهيم الخليل ثم موسى بن عمران كليم الرحمن عليه السلام ولهذا قال الله تعالى له "فخذ ما آتيتك" أي من الكلام والمناجاة "وكن من الشاكرين" أي على ذلك ولا تطلب ما لا طاقة لك به.

Allah chooses Musa and gives Him the Tablets

Allah states that He spoke to Musa directly and informed him that He has chosen him above the people of his time, by His Message and by speaking to him. Here we should mention that there is no doubt that Muhammad ﷺ is the chief of all the Children of Adam, the earlier and later ones among them. This is why Allah has chosen him to be the Final and Last Prophet and Messenger, whose Law shall remain dominant and valid until the commencement of the Last Hour. Muhammad's ﷺ followers are more numerous than the followers of all Prophets and Messengers. After Muhammad ﷺ, the next in rank of honor and virtue is Ibrahim upon him be peace,, then Musa, son of `Imran, who spoke to the Most Beneficent directly. Allah commanded Musa, saying,

فَخُذْ مَآ ءاتَيْتُكَ

(So hold to that which I have given you), of My Speech and conversation with you,

وَكُنْ مِّنَ الشَّـكِرِينَ

(and be of the grateful) , for it and do not ask for what is beyond your capacity to bear. Allah stated that He has written lessons and exhortation for all things and explanations for all things on the Tablets. It was said that in the Tablets, Allah wrote advice and the details of the commandments for lawful and prohibited matters. The Tablets contained the Tawrah, that Allah described;

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَـبَ مِن بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الاٍّولَى بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ

(And indeed We gave Musa -- after We had destroyed the generations of old -- the Scripture as an enlightenment for mankind)28: 43. It was also said that Allah gave Musa the Tablets before the Tawrah, and Allah knows best. Allah said next,

فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ

(Hold unto these with firmness), be firm on the obedience,

وَأْمُرْ قَوْمَكَ يَأْخُذُواْ بِأَحْسَنِهَا

(and enjoin your people to take the better therein.) Sufyan bin `Uyaynah said, "Abu Sa`d narrated to us from `Ikrimah from Ibn `Abbas that "Musa, peace be upon him, was commanded to adhere to the toughest of what was ordained on his people." Allah's statement,

سَأُوْرِيكُمْ دَارَ الْفَـسِقِينَ

(I shall show you the home of the rebellious), means, you will witness the recompense of those who defy My order and deviate from My obedience, the destruction, demise and utter loss they will suffer.

He God said to him ‘O Moses I have elected you chosen you from among mankind the people of your time for My Messages read plural bi-risālātī or singular bi-risālatī ‘for My Message’ and My Speech that is for My having spoken to you. So take what I have given you of bounty and be of the thankful’ of My favours.

The Speech of Allah:

The fact that Allah spoke directly to the Prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) is confirmed by the Qur'an in clear terms. The first time Allah spoke with the Prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) was when he was entrusted with Prophethood. This is the second time at the occasion of giving him the Torah that He spoke to him. The wording of the present verse indicates that this later discourse of Allah had some additional characteristics as compared to the first speech of Allah.

As to the question what was the nature and character of this discourse, cannot be ascertained by anyone but Allah. Only those logical suppositions, in this regard, can be allowed which do not go against any rule of the Shari` ah. None of such views can be accepted as being definite unless supported by some valid argument. The best practice, in this regard, is the one followed by the Companions, their disciples, and the elders who followed them. They left such matters to Allah and never tried to make ungrounded supposition to resolve them. (Bayan al-Qur'an).

O Moses, surely I have chosen thee over the people through My messages and My speak- ing. So take what I have given thee, and be one of the thankful. “O Moses, I have held you back from one thing, and that is vision, but I have specified you for many virtues. I have chosen you for messengerhood and I have honored you with eminence of state. Give thanks for all this and recognize these blessings. And be one of the thankful, and do not expose yourself to the station of complaint.” In this meaning has been sung, If they turn away, they are the ones who came in tenderness. How loyal they were, so be patient with them if they break off.