THE PROPHETS OF ISLAM Al-Huda Foundation
PROPHET
HARUN
Harun
was the elder brother of Musa. He
was son of Imran. He was appointed
by Allah to help his brother Musa in the arduous task of freeing and molding the
unruly children of Israil into a nation. He
was responsible for carrying out of the rituals of worship as assigned by Musa.
His descendants still carry out these rituals in the temples of Bani
Israil. He acted as the vicegerent
of Musa and accompanied his brother through the desert journeys till he died
atop Mount Hoor.
References:
He is known as Aaron in Torah and is referred to in al Qur'an along with Musa.