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They said ‘We will not cease to cling to it persisting in worship of it until Moses returns to us’.

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He Moses said upon his return ‘O Aaron what held you back when you saw them going astray by worshipping it

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that allā read an instead the lā being extra you did not follow me? Did you then disobey my command?’ by remaining among those who worship something other than God exalted be He?

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He Aaron said ‘O son of my mother read ya’bna’ummi or ya’bna’umma meaning ummī ‘my mother’ the mention of her is more effective in provoking the affection of his heart — do not clutch my beard which he had seized with his left hand or my head! for he had seized his hair with his right hand in anger. Indeed I feared that if I followed you for inevitably a group of those who did not worship the calf would have followed me you would have said “You have caused division among the Children of Israel — and have been furious with me — and you did not wait for my word”’ concerning what my opinion would have been in this matter.

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He said ‘And what have you to say what was the motive for doing what you did O Samaritan?’