48 Preface وَلَقَد آتَينا موسىٰ وَهارونَ الفُرقانَ وَضِياءً وَذِكرًا لِلمُتَّقينَYusuf AliIn the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment),1 and a Light and a Message for those who would do right,- Cf. 2:53 and n. 68, where the meaning of Furqan is discussed. Here three things are mentioned as given to Moses and Aaron: (1) The Criterion for judgment; this might well be the wonderful Proofs they saw of God’s goodness and glory from which they could have no doubt as to God’s will and command; (2) the Light; this was the inner enlightenment of their soul, such as comes from inspiration; and (3) the Message, the book, the original book of Moses, which Aaron as his lieutenant would also use as a guide for his people.