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'''Tablets of Moses''' or '''Alwāḥ Mūsā''' (Arabic: {{ia|ألواح موسی}}) are two tablets sent down to the prophet [[Moses]] on which the [[Ten Commandments]] were inscribed. Upon witnessing the [[Israelites]] worshiping a calf, Moses was infuriated and threw the | '''Tablets of Moses''' or '''Alwāḥ Mūsā''' (Arabic: {{ia|ألواح موسی}}) are two tablets sent down to the prophet [[Moses]] on which the [[Ten Commandments]] were inscribed. Upon witnessing the [[Israelites]] worshiping a calf, Moses was infuriated and threw the tablets on the ground. According to Islamic sources, the broken pieces of tablets survived among the Israelites and were kept in the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. However, according to the [[Torah]], Moses (a) went to [[Mount Sinai]] again, where second Tablets were sent down to him. | ||
==Divine Revelation== | ==Divine Revelation== | ||
The | The divine [[revelation]] was inscribed on stone tablets and was then sent down to Moses. The Torah narrates the story as follows: "Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.* The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets". | ||
Although the [[Qur'an]] is not explicit on the | Although the [[Qur'an]] is not explicit on the tablets being sent down in the "place of appointment" ("miqat"), it does say that when Moses returned from the "miqat" and witnessed people worshiping a calf, he threw down the tablets, and when he calmed down, he grabbed the broken pieces of the tablets again. | ||
Some [[Exegetes]] of the Qur'an such as [['Allama Tabataba'i]] believe that the | Some [[Exegetes]] of the Qur'an such as [['Allama Tabataba'i]] believe that the tablets are the same as the Torah. Others maintain that they were sent down before the revelation of the Torah. [[Rashid Rida]], the author of ''[[al-Minar]]'', says about the relationship between the tablets and the Torah: "the Tablets were the first part of the judicial law. Indeed, they were a concise version of the Torah, and then detailed rulings regarding worships, transactions, and the like were gradually revealed on different occasions. The same type of revelation is true of the Qur'an as well". | ||
The | The tablets were kept in the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in the [[Solomon's Temple]]. Eventually, after [[Nebuchadnezzar]]'s invasion on [[Jerusalem]] and the destruction of the Temple, the Ark of the Covenant and tablets inside it were lost. | ||
According to some [[hadith]]s, after his [[ | According to some [[hadith]]s, after his [[reappearance]], [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] will bring out the Ark of the Covenant and tablets inside it from a cave in [[Antioch]]. | ||
==Number | ==Number== | ||
The [[Torah]] is explicit that there were two Tablets: "the two Tablets of the Ten Commandments". The Qur'an talks about " | The [[Torah]] is explicit that there were two Tablets: "the two Tablets of the Ten Commandments". The Qur'an talks about "alwah" ("tablets" in the plural from, rather than the dual form) without referring to the number. Thus, there are different views among exegetes of the Qur'an with respect to the number of the tablets. Some of them believe that in Arabic, plural form is used instead of the dual form (muthanna), so the tablets were two. | ||
==Contents | ==Contents== | ||
The [[Qur'an]] characterizes the contents of the Tablets as follows without going into the details: | The [[Qur'an]] characterizes the contents of the Tablets as follows without going into the details: | ||
"And We wrote for him | "And We wrote for him in the Tablets advice concerning all things and an elaboration of all things" (Qur'an 7:145). | ||
" | "He (Moses) picked up the tablets whose inscriptions contained guidance and mercy for those who are in awe of their Lord" (Qur'an 7:154). | ||
The [[Torah]] cites the whole content of the two Tablets which is known as the [[Ten Commandments]]. | The [[Torah]] cites the whole content of the two Tablets which is known as the [[Ten Commandments]]. | ||
==Breakage of the Tablets== | ==Breakage of the Tablets== | ||
The prophet [[Moses]] spent 40 days in [[Mount Sinai]]. When he returned, he brought with him the | The prophet [[Moses]] spent 40 days in [[Mount Sinai]]. When he returned, he brought with him the tablets on which the [[revelation]] was engraved. But when he witnessed the [[Children of Israel]] worshiping a calf, he was infuriated and threw down the tablets, and they broke. Some exegetes of the [[Qur'an]] believe that the reason why Moses broke the Tablets was his anger of [[calf-worshiping]] by the Israelites. | ||
Here is how the Torah narrates the story: "When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain". | Here is how the Torah narrates the story: "When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain". | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* The material for this article is mainly taken from [[:fa:الواح موسی|الواح موسی]] in Farsi WikiShia. | * The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:الواح موسی|الواح موسی]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | ||
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