When Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala spoke to Musa (alayhi as-salam), and granted him prophethood, Musa (alayhi as-salam) made this powerful dua to Allah that is mentioned in the Qur’an.
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى وَيَسِّرْلِى أَمْرِى وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةًمِّن لِّسَانِى,
(rabbi ishrah lee sadree, wayassir lee amree, wahlul AAuqdatan min lisanee, yafqahooqawlee).
It’s a very powerful, beautiful dua. But, he goes on to say, وَاجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًامِّنْ أَهْلِى (WajAAal lee wazeeran min ahlee). He says, “Oh Allah, give me an aid. Give me a helper from my family. Somebody I can trust.” هَرُونَ أَخِى (Haroona akhee), my brother Harun would be great. اشْدُدْبِهِ أَزْرِى (Oshdud bihi azree), strengthen my back. Strengthen me through him. Provide him to me as a support. Allah have entrusted me with. وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِى أَمْرِى (Waashrik-hu fee amree). Make him a partner in this mission of mine. كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا (Kay nusabbihaka katheera), so that we may glorify You abudndantly. وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا (Wanathkuraka katheera), and we will remember you abundantly. إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَابَصِيرًا (Innaka kunta bina baseera), and Y
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala said, سَنَشُدُْعَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ (sanashuddu AAadudakabi-akheeka). “We will strengthen your arm through your prophet.” Meaning, We will give you the support that you need in order to carry out your task through your brother. We will make your brother your support. وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَاسُلْطَنًا (wanajAAalu lakuma sultanan), and We will give both of you authority. We will appoint both of you as prophets of Allah. فَلَا يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا (falayasiloona ilaykuma), and they won’t be able to get to you.
So Harun (alayhi as-salam) was very mature, very intelligent, very devout, and also extremely eloquent and well spoken. He was like a preacher.
The lesson that we take from this is that, anybody who is working for the deen, anyone striving to make the world a better place, it’s not so much about admitting what you can’t do, but it’s very important to understand, identify, and recognize the talents that others have. You can’t be too arrogant to admit that somebody else is good at something that you’re not good at. That’s very important. Then when you find people who have talents and abilities, and can contribute something valuable, identify it, admit it, praise them for it, recruit them based on it. We have to understand that at the end of the day, we are not in competition with each other. We’re all on the same team. The team of Islam. The team of Allah. The team of the Messenger of Allah. The team of the Qur’an, so we don’t have any of these petty conflicts and arrogance and insecurities. We embrace each other’s talents and abilities. We facilitate people to be able to contribute and really be able to take the mission further through their talents and abilities. We see a great prophet of Allah, Musa (alayhi as-salam), identify that in his brother Harun.
Harun (alayhi as-salam), if we take a look at those narrations that say he’s older than Musa (alayhi as-salam), that means this is his younger brother. But he’s not threatened by that. Musa (alayhi as-salam) is obviously the one in charge. The one who leads, the one who’s holding the staff, the one who creates all the miracles, the one who goes to communicate with Allah on the mountain of Tur. But Harun (alayhi as-salam) is not intimidated by all of that. He’s not looking to undercut him, but he understands that he has a contribution because we’re all working for the same goal at the end of the day; to please Allah, to serve the ummah of the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa salam), and to take this deen further.
So this is a story of the great Prophet Harun (alayhi as-salam) who Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala mentioned by name, multiple times. When the magicians fell into sujood and stated their iman in Allah in Surah Taha, they said رَبِّهَرُونَ و مُوسَى (rabi haroona wa musa). They said we believe in the Lord, the Master, the Raab of Harun and Musa. They said Harun before Musa.
May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala allow us to be more like the great prophets and messengers of Allah.
Prophet Harun (AS)
When Allah commanded the Prophet Musa (as) to communicate His message to Pharaoh, Musa (as) asked for his brother Harun (as) to accompany him. Musa’s (as) wish was granted by Allah. Allah declared that Harun (as) had been allowed to accompany Musa (as) in order to support him in his mission to Pharaoh as well as during his struggle with his people. After Allah rescued the Prophet Musa (as) and his adherents from Pharaoh and his soldiers, Musa (as) left his people for some time, leaving them in the care of Harun (as). However, disbelievers among the tribe of the Prophet Musa (as) took advantage of his absence; under the leadership of a hypocrite called Samiri, they made an idol in the shape of a calf and began to worship it.
Prophet Harun (as), In An Effort To Save His People From Corruption, Reminded His People That Their Real God Was Allah
Harun had earlier said to them, “My people! It is just a trial for you. Your Lord is the All-Merciful, so follow me and obey my command!” (Surah Ta Ha, 90)
However, saying that they would worship the calf until the Prophet Musa (as) returned, his people insisted on denial:
They said, “We will not stop devoting ourselves to it until Musa returns to us.” (Surah Ta Ha, 91)
During his stay on the Mountain of Tur, the Prophet Musa (as) was informed by Allah about his people’s situation. Musa (as) thereupon returned to his people. The conversation between the Prophet Musa (as) and Harun (as) is quoted in the Qur’an as follows:
When Musa returned to his people in anger and great sorrow, he said, “What an evil thing you did in my absence! Did you want to hasten your Lord’s retribution?” He threw down the Tablets and seized hold of his brother’s head, dragging him towards him. “Son of my mother,” said Harun, “the people overpowered me and almost killed me. Do not give my enemies cause to gloat over me. Do not include me with the wrongdoers.” He [Musa] said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us to Your mercy. You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” (Surat al-A’raf, 150-151)
However, saying that they would worship the calf until the Prophet Musa (as) returned, his people insisted on denial:
They said, “We will not stop devoting ourselves to it until Musa returns to us.” (Surah Ta Ha, 91)
During his stay on the Mountain of Tur, the Prophet Musa (as) was informed by Allah about his people’s situation. Musa (as) thereupon returned to his people. The conversation between the Prophet Musa (as) and Harun (as) is quoted in the Qur’an as follows:
When Musa returned to his people in anger and great sorrow, he said, “What an evil thing you did in my absence! Did you want to hasten your Lord’s retribution?” He threw down the Tablets and seized hold of his brother’s head, dragging him towards him. “Son of my mother,” said Harun, “the people overpowered me and almost killed me. Do not give my enemies cause to gloat over me. Do not include me with the wrongdoers.” He [Musa] said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us to Your mercy. You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” (Surat al-A’raf, 150-151)
If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. If there are mistakes we ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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