as-Samiri

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As-Samiri is a figure mentioned in the Qur’an, traditionally portrayed as the person who led the Israelites into worshipping the golden calf during Prophet Musa’s (Moses’) absence.

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as-Samiri canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur'anic figure
religious figure
accusedBy Prophet Musa
linked to: Prophet Harun
accusedOf misguiding the people
action fashioned or facilitated the making of the golden calf
led some Israelites into shirk (idolatry)
associatedWith Bani Isra'il
linked to: Israelites

Children of Israel
linked to: Israelites

golden calf
contemporaryOf Aaron
Harun
Moses
Prophet Musa
linked to: Prophet Harun
contrastedWith Harun who opposed the calf worship
identityStatus historically debated
languageOfName Arabic
mentionedIn Qur'an
linked to: Quran
mentionedInSurah Surah Ta-Ha
mentionedInSurahNumber 20
mentionedInVerseRange Qur'an 20:85-97
moralLessonAssociated condemnation of idolatry
danger of following deceivers
nameInArabicScript السامري
narrativeSetting after the Exodus from Egypt
during Musa's absence on Mount Sinai
portrayedAs deceiver
misleader
possibleEtymology linked by some scholars to 'Samaritan'
linked to: Samaritanism
primarySourcePassage Qur'an 20:85
Qur'an 20:87
Qur'an 20:95
Qur'an 20:96
punishmentDescribedAs lifetime of saying 'no contact' (la misas)
social isolation
religiousTradition Islam
roleInNarrative instigator of the worship of the golden calf
scripturalSourceType Islamic scripture
seenAs symbol of misguidance in Islamic exegesis
subjectOf Islamic tafsir discussions
classical Islamic theological debates about identity

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