What did the Virtuous Servant want to teach Moses pbuh?

What did the Virtuous Servant want to teach Moses pbuh?

And what did Moses learn from the Virtuous Servant?

After he had met him, the Virtuous Servant showed Moses pbuh the “I” (أنا ~ Ana) which Moses had within him, because the Virtuous Servant was the Messenger of Allah to Moses pbuh so Moses was supposed to not object, as the objection in such a situation is an objection to Allah swt. This is why the Virtuous Servant clarified to Moses pbuh in the end, that he objected to Allah and that he faced Allah with these objections,

﴾“I did not do it by my own command.”﴿

So has it been clarified for you now what is within yourself from the “I”?

This means that the Virtuous Servant is saying this is not me, as I am a rock, by which Allah tested you and your objection was to the One who tested you. This is why you see Moses pbuh broken each time he fails the test, because he originally knows the reason for why he came and he vowed patience and success yet still found himself failing one time after another.

﴾He [Moses] said, “Do not hold against me what I have forgotten, nor overwhelm me with difficulty in my matter.”﴿,

and this is what he said this first time, as for the second time, Moses pbuh was even more broken and his confession of [his] negligence was clearer,

﴾He [Moses] said, “If I ask you about a thing after this, do not keep me in your company, you would then have been fully excused from me.”﴿,

and the third time silenced Moses. So he did not speak, rather he remained only listening.

Therefore Moses has benefited and learned, and the objective of his meeting with the Virtuous Servant was achieved,

﴾And when Moses said to his lad, “I will not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas or I spend years and years in search of it.”﴿.

And the Virtuous Servant wanted to tell Moses that fighting the “I” is endless ranks, just as the grace of Allah is innumerable, and just as the ranks that humans can reach are innumerable. Also in the end, the Virtuous Servant has advised Moses eloquently so he gradually took him through the ranks of monotheism. The first rank was I, and the second was we, and the third was He. And although it was by the command of Allah, it consecutively showed disbelief to a certain level (I and not He), and shirk to a certain level (I and He), and monotheism (He only).

﴾“As for the ship, it belonged to poor people who worked in the sea, so I wanted… As for the young man, his parents were believers so we feared that he would tire them in tyranny and disbelief. So we wanted… As for the wall, it belonged to two young male orphans in the city, and there was a treasure beneath it which was theirs, and their father was a good man so your L ord wanted… and I did not do it by my own command.”﴿

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