THE STORY OF THE PROPHET MOSES - The Title, Legacy, and Death of Prophet Moses

Moses had several titles given by Allah SWT, one of which was "God's chosen man", because he was chosen among other humans to bring the message of Allah SWT.

Surah Al-A'raf verse 144:

قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّي ٱصۡطَفَيۡتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَٰلَٰتِي وَبِكَلَٰمِي فَخُذۡ مَآ ءَاتَيۡتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ  ١٤٤

144.  [Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."

Moses has the title "kalimullah", because he is a human who speaks directly with Allah SWT. He was also nicknamed "a respectable human being on the side of Allah".

Surah Al-Ahzab verse 69:

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاذَوۡاْ مُوسَىٰ فَبَرَّأَهُ ٱللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُواْۚ وَكَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَجِيهٗا  ٦٩

69.  O you who have believed, be not like those who abused Moses; then Allah cleared him of what they said. And he, in the sight of Allah, was distinguished.

Moses also received revelations in the form of the Torah which was revealed by Allah SWT to him. The book contains various guidelines for life and worship.

Surah Al-An'am verse 91:

وَمَا قَدَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدۡرِهِۦٓ إِذۡ قَالُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ بَشَرٖ مِّن شَيۡءٖۗ قُلۡ مَنۡ أَنزَلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِي جَآءَ بِهِۦ مُوسَىٰ نُورٗا وَهُدٗى لِّلنَّاسِۖ تَجۡعَلُونَهُۥ قَرَاطِيسَ تُبۡدُونَهَا وَتُخۡفُونَ كَثِيرٗاۖ وَعُلِّمۡتُم مَّا لَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنتُمۡ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُكُمۡۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُۖ ثُمَّ ذَرۡهُمۡ فِي خَوۡضِهِمۡ يَلۡعَبُونَ  ٩١

91.  And they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal when they said, "Allah did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You [Jews] make it into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much. And you were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah [revealed it]." Then leave them in their [empty] discourse, amusing themselves.

Surah Hud verse 110:

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ فَٱخۡتُلِفَ فِيهِۚ وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةٞ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّنۡهُ مُرِيبٖ  ١١٠

110.  And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed they are, concerning the Qur'an, in disquieting doubt.

Allah SWT also gave a sign of salvation for the Children of Israel in the form of relics of the family of Prophet Moses and Prophet Aaron, namely "Tabut (Chest)" brought by angels, when the Children of Israel were choosing a king for them and Thalut who had been chosen as their king.

Surah Al-Baqarah verse 248:

وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ نَبِيُّهُمۡ إِنَّ ءَايَةَ مُلۡكِهِۦٓ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمُ ٱلتَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَبَقِيَّةٞ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ءَالُ مُوسَىٰ وَءَالُ هَٰرُونَ تَحۡمِلُهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ  ٢٤٨

248.  And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the chest will come to you in which is assurance from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron had left, carried by the angels. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."

Allah made the history of the Prophet Moses as a lesson for mankind, and Allah SWT advocated telling the history of the Prophet Moses.

Surah Maryam verse 51:

وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخۡلَصٗا وَكَانَ رَسُولٗا نَّبِيّٗا  ٥١

51.  And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

There are several hadiths that tell about the death of Prophet Moses. This is one of the saheeh hadiths of the story:

Has told us Hasan: told us Ibn Lahi'ah: told us Abu Yunus: from Abu Hurairah - my father said: "Abu Hurairah did not connect this history to the Prophet Muhammad" - Rasulullah Shalallahu 'alayhi wasalam said: "The angel of death comes to Moses said: 'Fill the call of your Rabb (die)!' But Moses slapped the face of the angel of death and gouged his eyes, so that the angel again turned to Allah 'Azza wa Jalla while saying:' Surely you sent me to a servant from Your servant who do not want death, and he has also gouged my eyes' ". He said: "Then Allah returned his eyes and said:‘ Return to my servant, and tell him: ‘What life do you want? If that is what you want, then put your hand on the fur of the cow skin, then from the fur covered by your hand, each piece of feather will be added one year from your age. 'Moses said:' Then what after that? 'The angel of death replied:' After it is death. 'Moses said:' O Rabb, then now '.' ". (Saheeh hadith in the Book of Musnad Ahmad, number 8262).

According to Ibn Hibban, essentially when the angel of death said this, the Prophet Moses did not know that he was the angel of death, because he came in a unknown form to the Prophet Moses. Therefore, the Prophet Moses struck the death angel to his eyes. At that time the angel of death entered the house of Prophet Moses without his permission.

The Prophet Moses expected various things, including the release of the Children of Israel from the fields of Tiih and entering al-ardh al-muqaddasah. However, Allah SWT predestined that Prophet Moses died in fields of Tiih after the death of Prophet Aaron. When the Prophet Moses chose death, he revealed, "O my Rabb, draw near me with al-ardh al-muqaddasah by being filled with rocks".

The following are the hadiths that tell about the location of the tomb of Moses.

Rasulullah SAW said: "If I were in that place, surely I would show you the grave beside the road near the red hill". (Narrated by Bukhari, saheeh hadith).

Imam Ahmad said: Affan had told us, Hamad had told us, Thabit and Sulaiman at Taimiy had told us, from Anas bin Malik that the Rasulullah SAW said: "When I was on isra', I passed Moses who had prayed in on the tomb near the red hill. " (Narrated by Muslims from the hadith of Hamad bin Salamah).