Musa is not Jibreel

Introduction

Anyone claiming that Moses is actually Gabriel and using Surat Sajdah, Ayah 23 to back it up is basically waving a flag that says, “I might need a Quranic compass.” Understanding the rich themes of the Quran is like diving into an epic adventure, and mixing up Moses and Gabriel? Well, that’s like confusing the message of quran.

32:23 وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِي مِرۡيَةٖ مِّن لِّقَآئِهِۦۖ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ هُدٗى لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ — Quran¹

Did Prophet Moses or Musa met Prophet Mohammad

The crux of the problem lies in the translation of “HE” in ‘Liqaihi,’ as it unmistakably gravitates toward Al Kitab, not towards Musa. While I’m open to stretching the thread of interpretation to connect it with Prophet Muhammad (SAW) meeting Musa—an intriguing notion, I must emphasize—the stretch can’t be so far that it pulls ‘Hudan li Bani Israel’ to point to Musa. If this were to hold true, it would shatter the established precedence in the Quran where ‘Huda’ is exclusively and solemnly attributed to either Allah or His divine scriptures

2:2 ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَۛ فِيهِۛ هُدٗى لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ 2:5 أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدٗى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡۖ وَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ

Musa or Moses is Guided

Unveiling the subtleties of the verse, it becomes abundantly clear that Musa stands as the guided, not the guide.

6:84 وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ كُلًّا هَدَيۡنَاۚ وَنُوحًا هَدَيۡنَا مِن قَبۡلُۖ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦ دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

It is even more clear here, where Musa brings the guidance and the Kitab is the guidance for the bani Israel.

17:2 وَءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ هُدٗى لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِن دُونِي وَكِيلٗا

The rules stays intact where even our Rasool (SAW) is mentioned as a Rehma and Quran is mentioned as a guide (Huda)

6:157 أَوۡ تَقُولُواْ لَوۡ أَنَّآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ لَكُنَّآ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡهُمۡۚ فَقَدۡ جَآءَكُم بَيِّنَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٞۚ فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنۡهَاۗ سَنَجۡزِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَصۡدِفُونَ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَصۡدِفُونَ

Prophet Mohammad was also guided

And then our Rasool is told to get the guidance from Allah

6:161 قُلۡ إِنَّنِي هَدَىٰنِي رَبِّيٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ دِينٗا قِيَمٗا مِّلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۚ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

And here our Rasool is told that the guidance is not from him but only from Allah.

28:56 إِنَّكَ لَا تَهۡدِي مَنۡ أَحۡبَبۡتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ

Conclusion

All of the above verses and many others shows that ‘Huda’ or Guidence is exclusively and solemnly attributed to either Allah or His divine scriptures. I acknowledge that I may have missed certain nuances. Please accept my apologies for any unintentional misinterpretation. This is solely my viewpoint, and I humbly recognize that only Allah truly knows the complete truth.