Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
Verse 55of 286
وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهْرَةًۭ فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ﴿٥٥﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Best among the Children of Israel ask to see Allah; their subsequent Death and ResurrectionAllah said, `Remember My favor on you for resurrecting you after you were seized with lightning when you asked to see Me directly, which neither you nor anyone else can bear or attain.' This was said by Ibn Jurayj.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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