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In answer to a question about the reason for the sacredness of Sinai, the [[Prophet of Islam (s)]] said: | In answer to a question about the reason for the sacredness of Sinai, the [[Prophet of Islam (s)]] said: | ||
"Because in that valley, souls are sanctified, and the angels are lined up there, and God spoke to Moses (a) there." | "Because in that valley, souls are sanctified, and the angels are lined up there, and God spoke to Moses (a) there."<ref>Ṣadūq, ''ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ'', vol. 1, p. 472.</ref> | ||
==Events at Mount Sinai== | ==Events at Mount Sinai== | ||
According to the verses and traditions, some events happened to [[Prophet Moses (a)]] and [[Bani Israel]] in Sinai: | According to the verses and traditions, some events happened to [[Prophet Moses (a)]] and [[Bani Israel]] in Sinai: | ||
* '''The departure to Egypt and the initial revelation:''' after his commitment to [[Prophet | * '''The departure to Egypt and the initial revelation:''' after his commitment to [[Prophet Shu'aib (a)]] in [[Madyan]] ended and he (a) left for Egypt with his wife, children, and belongings, Prophet Moses (a) lost his route<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 13, p. 167.</ref> and saw a fire on a mountain and went there.<ref>Qur'an 20:10-11.</ref> There, he (a) received a [[revelation]], which was the beginning of Prophet Moses' (a) mission.<ref>Qur'an 20:12-13.</ref> The Qur'an mentions where this event occurred with the names "al-Tur"<ref>Qur'an 28:29.</ref> and "Tuwa".<ref>Qur'an 20:12.</ref> Some commentators have considered the meaning of "al-Tur" to be Sinai and "Tuwa" to be the valley at the foot of this mountain.<ref>Mughnīya, ''Tafsīr al-Kāshif'', vol. 7, p. 509.</ref> | ||
* '''Forty-day period:''' After Bani Israel left Egypt, Prophet Moses (a) went to the top of the mountain and stayed there for forty days. The [[Tablets of Moses (a)|tablets of the Torah]] were revealed to him there. Some commentators have considered these forty days to happen at Mount Sinai. It is stated in the Torah that: | * '''Forty-day period:''' After Bani Israel left Egypt, Prophet Moses (a) went to the top of the mountain and stayed there for forty days. The [[Tablets of Moses (a)|tablets of the Torah]] were revealed to him there.<ref>Qur'an 7:142-145.</ref> Some commentators have considered these forty days to happen at Mount Sinai.<ref>Mullā Ḥuwaysh, ''Bayān al-maʿānī'', vol. 1, p. 416.</ref> It is stated in the Torah that: | ||
* '''Going to the appointment with seventy people from Bani Israel:''' Prophet Moses (a) went to the appointment with seventy people from Bani Israel, including [[Joshua (a)]], his successor. Because of some events, God placed the mountain (or a part of it) above their heads, so they surrendered, and divine punishment did not fall upon them. In a hadith from Imam al-Sadiq (a), the place this happened is mentioned to have been Mount Sinai. | * '''Going to the appointment with seventy people from Bani Israel:''' Prophet Moses (a) went to the appointment with seventy people from Bani Israel,<ref>Qur'an 7:155.</ref> including [[Joshua (a)]], his successor. Because of some events, God placed the mountain (or a part of it) above their heads, so they surrendered, and divine punishment did not fall upon them.<ref>Qur'an 2:93.</ref> In a hadith from Imam al-Sadiq (a), the place this happened is mentioned to have been Mount Sinai.<ref>Qummī, ''Tafsīr al-Qummī'', vol. 1, p. 246.</ref> | ||
* According to some hadiths, Prophet Moses (a) passed away in Sinai. | * According to some hadiths, Prophet Moses (a) passed away in Sinai.<ref>Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 4, p. 289.</ref> | ||
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