028-AL-BAQARAH (Ayat 51-54)
The narrative recounts a covenant between Allah and Musa (Moses), during which the Israelites worshipped a calf in his absence, constituting a grave sin known as shirk. Despite this transgression, Allah granted them forgiveness upon Musa's return, contingent on repentance and sincere gratitude. The text further details Musa's admonishment to his people regarding their idolatry and a directive—detailed in the Torah—for each tribe to eliminate those who participated in the worship of the calf. This act of collective accountability resulted in the death of seventy thousand individuals, emphasizing the importance of ideological purity within a community. The discussion highlights a divergence between the Torah and the Quran regarding specific punishments, particularly the absence of explicit Quranic verses concerning the death penalty for apostasy, instead relying on Hadith and Sunnah, ultimately rooted in the Torah.
