9وَهَل أَتاكَ حَديثُ موسىٰMuhammad AsadAND HAS the story of Moses ever come within thy ken?1Apart from two short references to Moses in earlier surahs (53:36 and 87:19), the narrative appearing in verses 9-98 is undoubtedly the earliest Qur'anic exposition of the story of Moses as such. Its mention at this stage is connected with the reference to revelation at the beginning of this surah (verses 2-4) and, generally, with the Qur'anic doctrine of the basic ideological unity of all revealed religions.