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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 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 another Tablets were sent down to him. | '''Tablets of Moses (a)''' or ''''Alwāḥ Mūsā''' (Arabic: {{ia|ألواح موسی}}) are two tablets sent down to the prophet [[Moses (a)]] on which the [[Ten Commandments]] were inscribed. Upon witnessing the [[Israelites]] worshiping a calf, Moses (a) 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 another Tablets were sent down to him. | ||
==Divine Revelation== | ==Divine Revelation== | ||
The divine [[revelation]] was inscribed on stone tablets and was then sent down to Moses (a). The Torah narrates the story as follows: | The divine [[revelation]] was inscribed on stone tablets and was then sent down to Moses (a). The Torah narrates the story as follows: | ||
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centered pull quote|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. | centered pull quote|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.<ref>The biblical qoutes are taken from catholic.org</ref> | ||
|author=Exodus 32:15-16}} | |author=Exodus 32:15-16}} | ||
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<ref>[[Qur'an7]]:150</ref>, and when he calmed down, he picked up the broken pieces of the tablets again<ref> | 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 (a) returned from the "miqat" and witnessed people worshiping a calf, he threw down the tablets<ref>[[Qur'an7]]:150</ref>, and when he calmed down, he picked up the broken pieces of the tablets again<ref>Qur'an7:154</ref>. | ||
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 sharia. 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". | 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 sharia. 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". | ||
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==Number== | ==Number== | ||
The [[Torah]] is explicit that there were two Tablets: "The two Tablets of the Ten Commandments"<ref>Exodus | The [[Torah]] is explicit that there were two Tablets: "The two Tablets of the Ten Commandments"<ref>Exodus 32:15</ref>. The Qur'an talks about "alwah"<ref>"Alwah" is a plural noun in Arabic and the plural form in this language equals at least three.</ref> 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 "alwah", which is in plural form, was used instead of the dual form (muthanna), that is "luhayn", 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: | ||
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centered pull quote|{{spaces|30}}{{ia|وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ فِي الْأَلْوَاحِ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَّوْعِظَةً وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ}}{{-}}And We wrote for him in the Tablets advice concerning all things and an elaboration of all things. | |||
|author=[[Qur'an 7]]:145}} | |||
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centered pull quote|{{spaces|55}}{{ia|أَخَذَ الْأَلْوَاحَ ۖ وَفِي نُسْخَتِهَا هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ}}{{-}}He (Moses) picked up the tablets whose inscriptions contained guidance and mercy for those who are in awe of their Lord. | |||
|author=Qur'an 7:154}} | |||
The | 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 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 | The prophet [[Moses (a)]] 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 (a) broke the Tablets was his anger of [[calf-worshiping]] by the Israelites. | ||
Here is how the Torah narrates the story: | |||
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centered pull quote|And there, as he approached the camp, he saw the calf and the groups dancing. Moses blazed with anger. He threw down the tablets he was holding, shattering them at the foot of the mountain. | |||
|author=Exodus 32:19}} | |||
==Renewed Descent of the Tablets== | ==Renewed Descent of the Tablets== | ||
The Torah narrates the story of the second Tablets as follows: | The [[Torah]] narrates the story of the second Tablets as follows: | ||
However, the Qur'an and other Islamic sources are explicit about the second Tablets. Many [[exegetes]] of the Qur'an believe that the broken pieces of the first tablets survived among the | {{ | ||
centered pull quote|Yahweh said to Moses, 'Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.* Be ready at dawn; at dawn come up Mount Sinai and wait for me there at the top of the mountain.* No one may come up with you, no one may be seen anywhere on the mountain; the flocks and herds may not even graze in front of this mountain.'* So he cut two tablets of stone like the first and, with the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up Mount Sinai in the early morning as Yahweh had ordered. | |||
|author=Exodus 34:1-4}} | |||
However, the [[Qur'an]] and other Islamic sources are not explicit about the second Tablets. Many [[exegetes]] of the Qur'an believe that the broken pieces of the first tablets survived among the Israelites and were kept in the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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* The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[: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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