وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُۥٓ أَخَاهُ هَـٰرُونَ وَزِيرًا 35
Translations
And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.
Transliteration
Wa-laqad ātaynā Mūsā al-Kitāba wa-jaʿalnā maʿahu akhāhu Hārūn wazīrā
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that Allah granted Mūsā (Moses) the Torah (al-Kitāb) and appointed his brother Hārūn (Aaron) as his minister (wazīr) to assist him in his prophetic mission. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi, the appointment of Hārūn as a wazīr demonstrates Allah's mercy in providing Mūsā with support and companionship during the arduous task of conveying the message to Bani Isrāʾīl, emphasizing the importance of consultation and delegating responsibility in leadership.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Al-Furqan (a Meccan surah), which addresses the polytheists of Mecca by presenting narratives of previous prophets and their steadfastness. The context here celebrates the prophetic lineage and divine support given to the messengers, serving as evidence of Allah's consistent pattern of revelation and guidance throughout history.
Related Hadiths
The Quranic reference to Hārūn as a wazīr is elaborated in Surah Taha (20:29-32) where Mūsā himself requests: 'And appoint for me a minister from my family, Hārūn, my brother. Increase through him my strength, and let him share my task.' This demonstrates the permissibility and virtue of seeking assistance in fulfilling responsibilities.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that seeking trustworthy and capable companions to share in noble responsibilities is not a sign of weakness but a wise practice endorsed by Allah Himself; modern leaders and individuals should recognize the value of surrounding themselves with righteous advisors and helpers.
Related Ayahs
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنًا ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا
Have you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication.
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا
And those who do not invoke with Allāh another deity or kill the soul which Allāh has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.
يُضَـٰعَفْ لَهُ ٱلْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِۦ مُهَانًا
Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -