Hārūn ﷺ
هارونCommonly rendered in English as Aaron.
Brother of Mūsā, granted prophethood on Mūsā's request. His role was to speak — the Qurʾan calls him "more eloquent of tongue." He stayed with the people while Mūsā went to the mountain.
- Era
- c. 1400 BCE traditional
- Region
- Egypt → Sinai
- Sent to
- Banū Isrāʾīl
References in the library
Passages that mention Hārūn
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"returns to us. Moses said, O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray, from following"
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Mūsā
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Yūshaʿ
Hear the prophetic story in full.
Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, narrated chapter by chapter in the Joyful Muslims app.