From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Golden Calf (عجل الذهب) is mentioned in the Quran, and refers to the false idol worshipped by the Israelites during Moses' absence. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) False Deity Idol (الأصنام) Golden Calf (عجل الذهب)

Quranic Concept Golden Calf عجل الذهب Translation Golden Calf Transliteration ʿij'l l-dhahab Category Idol

Golden Calf is referred to in verse (7:148) of chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights):

Sahih International: And the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers.

Visual Concept Map

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Concept map for Golden Calf. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept golden-calf:

(instance golden-calf idol)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (8 occurances)
• Golden calf - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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