I will give sporadic incidents of Moses and his people to see how they reacted towards him.
Quran 5: 20-26, which mean:
[Then to confirm our Prophet Mohammed, God – be glorified – mentioned the acts of Jews in opposing their noble prophet Moses:]
20. And [mention to them] when Moses said to his people: "My people, remember God's favor to you a: how He made among you prophets b, and made you kings c, and gave you that [
d which] He gave not to anyone else out of all nations."
21. "My people, enter the holy e land [of Jericho, in Jordan] which God has decreed for you [that you will enter it in the future.]
Turn not your backs [in fight] f, for surely you will then lose g.
22. They said: "Moses, there are powerful giant people h in it; we will not enter it unless they depart from it i; if they depart from it then we will enter [it.]"
23. Then two men j from among those who feared [God's punishment k], – God bestowed on both of them [health and long life l]:, said `Enter by the gate [of Jericho] advancing against them; and once you have entered by it, then surely you will be victorious m. And put your trust in God, if truly you are believers.'
24. They said: "Moses, we will never enter it while they are therein. So go you and your Lord and fight [for our behalf!] We, here, are sitting n."
25. Said [Moses]: "My Lord, I rule no one [of these people] except myself and my brother [Aaron]; so do Thou part us from the people of the ungodly o."
26. [God – be glorified –] said: "Henceforth, the [holy land] is forbidden them for forty years p, during which they will wander about throughout the land q. So grieve not over the rebellious people." r}
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a And His bounties to you.
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b To teach you the details of your religion and to save you from your enemy. Those prophets were Moses, Aaron and Joshua were with them, while those who preceded them were Isaac, Jacob and the patriarchs the sons of Jacob.
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c And masters of yourselves, after being servants of Pharaoh enslaving and subjecting you.
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d Blessings: like the parting of the sea, the gushing of water out of the stone and the sending of the "manna" and quails on them, and the over-shadowing of the cloud above you, etc.
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e i.e. the purified, which is Jericho; God called it المقَدَّسَةَ"holy" because it is part of Jordan, and Abraham sojourned in Jordan and prayed in it when he departed from Ur in Iraq, then Jacob and his sons resided in Jordan after him.
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f i.e. listen to the word of God, enter it with war and fighting, but don't return back and don't refuse to enter it.
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g i.e. you will lose the holy land and God's care about you, if you don't hear His words and work according to His command.
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h Whom we cannot fight and drive them away from their land.
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i Without fighting.
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j Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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k And they used not to disobey Him.
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l Until forty years later, they entered the holy land.
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m Because God will cast terror in their hearts, so they will run away.
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n Waiting for their departure [from Jericho.]
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o He meant by "the ungodly" the ten men whom they sent to Jericho to spy out its land, farms and gardens; but when they returned they started to dispraise it, which was the reason for the rebellion of the Children of Israel and their refusal to conquer it; so God sent down plague on those ten men and they died with it.
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p During which they will not enter it.
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q i.e. in the desert, wandering about, and they will not enter the cities.
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r So they remained in that desert for forty years, and the fathers died gradually, while the sons grew to become strong, and they fought and overcame [their enemies] and, after the death of Moses, they ,together with Joshua, conquered Jericho.
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Quran 14: 8, which means:
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And Moses said [to his people]: "If you disbelieve [and are ungrateful] together with whoso are on the earth altogether, then assuredly God is not in need [of your worship and gratitude, and He is] a Praiseworthy a."}
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a i.e. His angels praise and glorify Him.
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Quran 61: 5, which means:
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And [mention to them] when Moses said to his people: "My people, why do you hurt a me, when you well know that I am God's messenger to you?"
So when they deviated [from piety b], God let their hearts deviate [from the way of the truth]; [for] God guides not the people that are disobedient. c}
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a They hurt him by disobeying his command and disbelieving him.
b i.e. when they deviated from doing charity, severed the relation with the kindred and disobeyed [God.] Therefore, He said after that:
c It means: God dislikes those having bad manners; and He likes the kind-hearted, the one who is truthful in his words, the generous and the one who fulfills his promise and covenant.
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Quran 7: 138-139, which mean:
138. And We took the Children of Israel across the sea a, and they came to a people who were devoted to some idols which they had.
The [Children of Israel] said: "O Moses, make for us a god b, even as they have gods c." [Moses] said: "You are surely a people ignorant [about God and His might.]"
139. "Certainly, the work d of these [idolaters] will lead to destruction e, and all that they are doing is in vain f."
140. [Moses] said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than God when He has favored you [with excess bounties and surplus] above all peoples of the world?"
141. And [remember] when We did save you from Pharaoh's folk, who treated you with the worst persecution g, killing your sons and letting your women live; in that was a great trial for you from your Lord.
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a i.e. We made for them a road in it, and they crossed.
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b Which we should worship.
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c Which they worship.
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d i.e. the idol worship.
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e It means: they are going to be destroyed because of such act of theirs.
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f They will not be rewarded for it, but will be punished and will lose.
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g They dealt with you like their dealing with those whom they punished.
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The interpretation is by Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly, who wrote what was dictated by inspiration.
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Quran 2: 88-90, which mean:
{And [Jews] say: "Our hearts are enveloped. a "
Not so, but God has cursed them for their blasphemy b, so it is only a few [of them] who will believe [in you, Mohammed.] c
89. And when there came to the [Jews, d the Quran:] a Book from God, confirming [the monotheism] that they already have e
– although aforetime they were foretelling [the prophecy and glad tidings] to those who disbelieve f –
when there comes to them [the messenger Mohammed] that they have recognized, they deny him g;
so God's curse h be on [his] deniers.
90. For a bad bargain have they sold their soulsi;
That j they deny the [Quran] which God has revealed [to Mohammed] because of their insolent envy;
grudging that God – with His bounty – should reveal to any of His servants He pleases k;
so they return [to Us after their death] incurring wrath after wrath l;
and for deniers m there will be a humiliating chastisement [on Doomsday.]}
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a i.e. there is a cover on our hearts so that we don't understand what you, Mohammed, say.
In fact that was because of their haughtiness and stubbornness.
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b i.e. they in fact understand and know well, but it is only according to their stubbornness and haughtiness; therefore, they don't comply to the truth; so the curse is their reward for their blasphemy, and there will be an evil outcome for them.
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c [As such will the situation be of the stubborn deniers of the Mahdi on his advent: They will deny him, in spite of that they see the description in their books applicable to him, although they are the first and most zealous than others to foretell about his coming.– the commentator.]
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d i.e. the Jews contemporary to Prophet Mohammed.
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e i.e. the monotheism included in the heavenly books, and that the worship and devotion should be for God alone and it is not allowed for anyone other than God.
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f i.e. they had been foretelling the pagan Arabs [before Prophet Mohammed came] and giving them the prophecy and the glad tidings of the advent of a prophet whose description is so and so.
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g When Mohammed came to them, whom they recognized and knew his description, and about whom they foretold the idolaters, they denied and did not believe him.
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h i.e. His wrath and punishment.
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i i.e. Evil indeed is the money for which they sold themselves, and preferred their life in the World for their Next Life; because they denied Mohammed for the purpose of seeking after the wealth and the position which they liked so much.
[This will be the situation of the deniers of the Mahdi on his advent; for they will resist him because of their loving the wealth and seeking after the position, although his mission is Islamic: inviting them to applicate the Quran statements — the Commentator.]
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j i.e. their loss was because they denied the Quran revealed from God to Prophet Mohammed.
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k Their envy and enmity to Mohammed was because he was Arabian, and not one of them, while God offers wisdom and prophet-hood to anyone of His servants whom He please, and does not regard any tribe or clan, but He chooses out of people the one who is kind-hearted, having a noble manner and good conduct, and being capable of carrying out this task.
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l i.e. We prepared for them twofolds of punishment: the first wrath is according to their denial of Jesus, and the second is according to their denial of Mohammed.
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m that are like them.
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