Moses, Moshe, Musa. One story seen through two traditions. From one Muslim perspective it is a story about faith and trusting in God, and the triumph over evil and oppression. His mother leaves her baby on a river, trusting that God had a plan. Moses Later, Moses found himself again at a body of water with the Egyptians behind him and must trust God despite being at a dead end. He goes from being predicted as a threat to Pharaoh, to living in the house Pharaoh’s own house, and ultimately fulfilling his pre-destined role. Moses also features in a story with the prophet Mohammed.
That all sounds familiar to Jewish ears, but there are subtle differences in the story and how it influences the lives of various Muslims. In Jewish sources, Moses presents as a complex character. He becomes angry, hits deep points of despair to the point of asking God to “kill me” now. He is the foundation of much of the Jewish faith and yet, he seems to struggle to have faith in the people he is to lead and the fulfilment of the destiny to which he is called. In a final chapter Moses fails to ever reach the promised land. He is perhaps the most consequential human being who ever lived, as his influence carries on in the lives of Jews, Christians and Muslims and beyond.
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