Musa

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Musa is the name used in the Quran for the prophet Moses, a central figure in Islamic tradition known for leading the Israelites and receiving divine revelation.

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Musa (Moses) 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic figure
prophet
religious figure in Islam
appearsIn Surah Al-A'raf
surface form: Surah Al-Araf

Surah Al-Qasas
Surah Ta-Ha
associatedWith Exodus narrative
Mount Sinai
Pharaoh of Egypt
calledPeopleTo worship of one God
centralFigureIn Islamic tradition
communicatedWith God
equivalentTo Moses
guidedCommunity Israelites
surface form: Children of Israel
hasSibling Harun
Miriam
honoredIn Islamic exegesis
Islamic storytelling and preaching
Islamic kalam
surface form: Islamic theology
knownFor leading the Israelites out of oppression
receiving divine revelation
languageForm Arabic name of Moses
led Israelites
mentionedIn Quran
narrativeTheme covenant with God
liberation from tyranny
struggle between faith and disbelief
opposed idolatry
performed miracles by God’s permission
received Torah
religiousTradition Abrahamic religions
reveredIn Christianity
Islam
Judaism
role lawgiver
messenger of God
scripturalRole recipient of divine law
subjectOf many Quranic chapters and verses
title Kalim Allah
titleMeaning one who spoke with God
veneratedAs model of faith
model of leadership
model of patience

Referenced by (9)

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Harun brotherOf Musa
Harun collaboratedWith Musa
Surah Ghafir mentions Musa
this entity surface form: Musa (Moses)
Moses quranicName Musa