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**11Woxsepmoomo** · 07-06-2011, 11:55 PM

Personally, I found Yusuf Ali's references to Bible passages useful... but that's mainly because my knowledge of stories of Bani Isra'il is quite patchy. For example, I knew Musa and his folk stopped at the Mountain, and he went up, and when he came down, found the people worshiping the golden calf.

I knew from another story that the Bani Israil wanted to see God and were nearly destroyed...

I didn't know that the incidents were actually close together. From Yusuf Ali and the Bible I pieced together: Bani Israil wanted to see Allah, and He manifested some Power and showed it (the people became VERY AFRAID), and maintained it like a cloud on the mountain. Musa (as) went up, and while away, the people went astray and worshiped the Golden Calf, even though they had seen the Power of God and it was still manifest over them...

The Qur'an does not tell the story in a single go, but in bits over here and there, for reasons best known to Allah.

07-06-2011, 11:55 PM	#12
11Woxsepmoomo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 504 Senior Member	Personally, I found Yusuf Ali's references to Bible passages useful... but that's mainly because my knowledge of stories of Bani Isra'il is quite patchy. For example, I knew Musa and his folk stopped at the Mountain, and he went up, and when he came down, found the people worshiping the golden calf. I knew from another story that the Bani Israil wanted to see God and were nearly destroyed... I didn't know that the incidents were actually close together. From Yusuf Ali and the Bible I pieced together: Bani Israil wanted to see Allah, and He manifested some Power and showed it (the people became VERY AFRAID), and maintained it like a cloud on the mountain. Musa (as) went up, and while away, the people went astray and worshiped the Golden Calf, even though they had seen the Power of God and it was still manifest over them... The Qur'an does not tell the story in a single go, but in bits over here and there, for reasons best known to Allah.
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