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وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ یٰقَوْمِ اِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوْبُوْۤا اِلٰى بَارِ ىٕكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمْؕ-ذٰلِكُمْ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِنْدَ بَارِىٕكُمْؕ- فَتَابَ عَلَیْكُمْؕ-اِنَّهٗ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ(54)

English translation of Kanz-ul-Irfan

And remember when Mūsā said to his nation, “O my nation! You have subjected your lives to injustice by taking the calf ˹in worship˺, therefore ˹now˺, repent in the Court of your Maker; so slay your people.[1] This is better for you with your Maker.” So He accepted your repentance, indeed He is the Most-Accepting of repentance, the Most-Merciful.

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[1]

This verse reveals how polytheism causes a believer to become an apostate (murtadd) and thus his punishment is death as he has rebelled against Almighty Allah. The one who has committed treason against Allah being punished with death is in perfect harmony with wisdom and the common good.

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