And when Moses told his people, “Oh, my people! Why are you harming me, while surely you do know that indeed, I am the Messenger of Allah to you?” And Allah won’t guide a transgressing people.
Since the people of Moses—the children of Israel—had experienced divine miracles exhibited through Moses, they knew well that Moses was the Messenger from Allah. But as explained in verse 2: 55, they were demanding of Moses to see Allah manifestly in this world itself; and as explained in verses 5: 20-25, when they were commanded to enter Palestine, which was the promised land to them, they told him that you and your Lord go and do battle, and we will be sitting here. This verse teaches that Allah won’t guide such disobedient, transgressing people. Since 999 out of every thousand among the people of every Messenger are serving Satan and are following his footsteps, they are the enemies of Allah, the Messengers, and the believers. As explained in verse 54: 25, such people told about the Messengers deputed to them: “Is Adhikr sent down upon him; nay, he is an odd liar.” As explained in verses 9: 67-68, the hypocritical men and hypocritical women who are commanding evil and forbidding good are the transgressors, and for them and the Kuffar, Hellfire is kept prepared. They are telling only lies and are killed by Allah since they have forgotten Adhikr, as explained in verses 25: 17-18 and 59: 19. Allah has sealed their hearts since they do not understand the aim of life, as explained in verses 7: 179 and 63: 1-4. In verse 8: 22, if they are mentioned as the worst creatures among the thousand communities of the Lord’s creatures, in verse 98: 6, they are mentioned as the worst creatures in the land. See explanation 2: 99; 4: 91; 9: 80-82; and 38: 8.