144 Preface قالَ يا موسىٰ إِنِّي اصطَفَيتُكَ عَلَى النّاسِ بِرِسالاتي وَبِكَلامي فَخُذ ما آتَيتُكَ وَكُن مِنَ الشّاكِرينَYusuf Ali(God) said: “O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men,1 by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks.”2“Above (other) men': i.e. among his contemporaries. He had a high mission, and he had the honour of speaking to God.God’s revelation is for the benefit of His creatures, who should receive it with reverence and gratitude. While Moses was having these great spiritual experiences on the Mount, his people below were ungrateful enough to forget God and make a golden calf for worship (7:148).