🕎 The Month of Tammuz in the Hebrew Calendar and Jewish Heritage

✍️ In the book Jewish Heritage we read:

1️⃣ After God conveyed the #TenCommandments to the Children of Israel, Prophet Moses ascended the mountain to learn the deeper explanations and meanings of the divine commandments from #Yahweh. As he was going up the mountain, he said to the people of Israel:
👈 “After forty days and nights from today, I shall come down and bring you the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.”

2️⃣ However, the Jews miscounted the days [!!] and on the sixteenth day of Tammuz they gathered together. #Satan deceived them and asked: “Where is Moses, your master?!” and showed them an image of the corpse of Prophet Moses. At that moment, the #ChildrenOfIsrael began to make a golden idol.

3️⃣ The following day, on the seventeenth day of the #MonthOfTammuz, Moses saw the people of Israel immersed in #corruption and called out: “Whoever is on the Lord’s side—come to me.” All the #HouseOfLevi came to him. But the rest of the Israelites:

👈 Those who had willfully turned to #idolatry and had been seen by witnesses were executed by the #sword.
👈 Those who had willfully turned to idolatry and had been seen by witnesses but had not been warned were struck down by a #plague.
👈 Those who had committed the sin of idolatry but had neither been seen by witnesses nor warned drank water mixed with the gold dust from the ground golden #calf. Their stomachs swelled and burst, and they died in this dreadful manner.

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Roots of the Social Corruptions of the Israelites

The Factors of Human Rise and Fall in the Mirror of Quranic Stories from the Israelites – Part 2: Social Corruptions

An article based on the ethical discourse of Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi (ra) on the study of Judaism and the Israelites in the Quran.

🔷 Key Points:

· The narrative shifts to a new chapter after the Israelites' salvation from Pharaoh. Despite witnessing God's mighty signs and their miraculous deliverance, they soon exhibit a shocking request.
· Upon encountering idol-worshippers engaged in seemingly pleasant rituals, the Israelites ask Prophet Musa (Moses): "Make for us a god just as they have gods." (Quran 7:138). This reveals a deep-seated psychological flaw.
· The core issue is identified as blind imitation and herd mentality – a desire to conform to others, even in falsehood, simply because their way appears attractive or fashionable. This is a "disease of trend-following" that ignores reason and one's own blessed identity.
· Prophet Musa's response is profound: "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly." (7:139). Here, "ignorance" (Jahl) refers not to lack of knowledge, but to irrational, thoughtless action – abandoning reason.
· He reminds them of God's favor upon them, asking why they would forsake the One who saved and exalted them for powerless idols. The analysis warns against following other cultures in their false aspects while neglecting our own truths and divine blessings.
· Critical Lesson: When confronting social corruption, we must first diagnose its root cause—often irrational imitation. True progress requires discerning emulation: adopting what is good and beneficial from others while firmly rejecting baseless practices that contradict reason and divine guidance.

📖 Read the full, detailed analysis in the second part of this insightful series:

👉 Roots of the Social Corruptions of the Israelites

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