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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ مُّوسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِن بَعْدِهِ وَأَنْتُمْ ظَالِمُونَ
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-Al-Baqarah ( البقرة )

Al Qushairi Tafsir

[2:92] And Moses came to you with clear proofs; then you took to yourselves the calf after him, and you were evildoers.
i.e., 'he called you to the declaration of unity (tawḥīd) and the separating of the [proper] object of worship from any other object of worship (maʿbūd) and limited thing (maḥdūd). But you were not inclined to worship anything except what was becoming to you in the calf you adopted for yourselves and the idol you desired'. [The calf] was taken from them but its traces remained in their hearts and the hearts of those who came after them. Because of that most Jews believe in anthropomorphism (tashbīh).