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Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 144

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قَالَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَـٰلَـٰتِى وَبِكَلَـٰمِى فَخُذْ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ
Q a la y a moos a innee i st afaytuka AAal a a l nn a si biris a l a tee wabikal a mee fakhu th m a a taytuka wakun mina a l shsh a kireen a
Said [God]: "O Moses! Behold, I have raised thee above all people by virtue of the messages which I have entrusted to thee,107 and by virtue of My speaking [unto thee]: hold fast, therefore, unto what I have vouchsafed thee, and be among the grateful!"
  - Mohammad Asad

Lit., "by virtue of My messages".

Allah said: "O Musa! I have chosen you from among mankind to deliver My message and to have conversation with Me: so take what I give you and be thankful."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Allah said, 'O Moses! I have 'already' elevated you above all others by My messages and speech.1 So hold firmly to what I have given you and be grateful.'
  - Mustafa Khattab

 Allah reminds Moses that even though his request to see Allah was denied, he has already been favoured by Allah over the people of his time through prophethood and direct communication with the Almighty.

He said : O Moses ! I have preferred thee above mankind by My messages and by My speaking (unto thee). So hold that which I have given thee, and be among the thankful.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
(Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee Above (other) men By the mission I (have Given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): Take then the (revelation) Which I give thee And be of those Who give thanks." 1105 1106
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Above (other) men": i.e. among his contemporaries. He had a high mission, and he had the honour of speaking to Allah.

Allah's revelation is for the benefit of His creatures, who should receive it with reverence and gratitude. While Moses was having these great spiritual experiences on the Mount, his people below were ungrateful enough to forget Allah and make a golden calf for worship (vii. 147).

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