وَلَمَّا
جَآءَ
مُوسَىٰ
لِمِيقَٰتِنَا
وَكَلَّمَهُۥ
رَبُّهُۥ
قَالَ
رَبِّ
أَرِنِيٓ
أَنظُرۡ
إِلَيۡكَۚ
قَالَ
لَن
تَرَىٰنِي
وَلَٰكِنِ
ٱنظُرۡ
إِلَى
ٱلۡجَبَلِ
فَإِنِ
ٱسۡتَقَرَّ
مَكَانَهُۥ
فَسَوۡفَ
تَرَىٰنِيۚ
فَلَمَّا
تَجَلَّىٰ
رَبُّهُۥ
لِلۡجَبَلِ
جَعَلَهُۥ
دَكّٗا
وَخَرَّ
مُوسَىٰ
صَعِقٗاۚ
فَلَمَّآ
أَفَاقَ
قَالَ
سُبۡحَٰنَكَ
تُبۡتُ
إِلَيۡكَ
وَأَنَا۠
أَوَّلُ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
١٤٣
And when Moses came at Our appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: 'O my Lord! Reveal Yourself to me, that I may look upon You!' He replied: 'Never can you see Me. However, behold this mount; if it remains firm in its place, only then you will be able to see Me.' And as soon as his Lord unveiled His glory to the mount, He crushed it into fine dust, and Moses fell down in a swoon. And when he recovered, he said: 'Glory be to You! To You I turn in repentance, and I am the foremost among those who believe.'
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Musa asks to see Allah
Allah said that when Musa came for His appointment and spoke to Him directly, he asked to see Him,
رَبِّ أَرِنِى أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَانِى
("O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You." Allah said: "You cannot see Me,") `You cannot' (Lan) by no means indica
…Musa asks to see Allah
Allah said that when Musa came for His appointment and spoke to Him directly, he asked to see Him,
رَبِّ أَرِنِى أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ
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