Mount Sinai
الطور
Mountain · Place
At-Tur — the Mount where Musa was called and received the Tablets; named Tur Sina' and Tur Sinin in the Quran.
Overview
The Quran refers to the Mount as at-Tur: Musa was called from its right side (19:52), Bani Israel were given an appointment at its right side (20:80), and it was raised above them when they were given the covenant (2:63). The names Tur Sina' (23:20) and Tur Sinin (95:2) also appear.
Musa's appointment of forty nights, his request to see his Lord, and the Tablets he was given (7:142–145) are traditionally placed here. The identification of the Quranic Mount with any particular modern peak — such as Jabal Musa in the Sinai Peninsula — is a matter of tradition and geography, not a statement of the Quran.
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Sources
Quran references
Selected passages. Mount Sinai is linked to 10 ayat in total.
Maryam 19:52
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَٰهُ نَجِيًّۭا
And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].
Ta-Ha 20:80
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ
O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,
Al-Mu'minun 23:20
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَشَجَرَةًۭ تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍۢ لِّلْءَاكِلِينَ
And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat.
At-Tin 95:2
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَطُورِ سِينِينَ
And [by] Mount Sinai
Across the Quran
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Events
Musa at Mount Sinai
ميقات موسى عند الطورsite of
Musa's forty-night appointment at the Mount, his request to see Allah, and the Tablets he received — while his people turned to the calf.
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Places
Tuwa
طوىassociated with
The sacred valley where Musa was first addressed by Allah and commanded to remove his sandals.
Provenance
Relationships
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- Direct textual — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
- The source states this outright.
- Linguistic inference — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
- Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
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Mount Sinaisite ofMusa at Mount SinaiDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src
The Quran names the location as at-Tur, the Mount, and its right side; it does not identify it with any modern peak.
Evidence
- Quran Maryam 19:52Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَٰهُ نَجِيًّۭا
“And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].”
"We called him from the side of the mount at his right."
Open ayah 19:52 → - Quran Ta-Ha 20:80Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ
“O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,”
"We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount."
Open ayah 20:80 →
Mount Sinaiassociated withTuwaLinguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.2 src
The Quran places the fire Musa saw "from the direction of the mount" and the call at the right side of the valley, which is why the sacred valley is usually located at the Mount. The text does not state the identification outright.
Evidence
- Quran Al-Qasas 28:29Linguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
۞ فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِۦٓ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارًۭا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
“And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves."”
"He perceived from the direction of the mount a fire."
Open ayah 28:29 → - Quran Al-Qasas 28:30Linguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِىَ مِن شَٰطِئِ ٱلْوَادِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ فِى ٱلْبُقْعَةِ ٱلْمُبَٰرَكَةِ مِنَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ أَن يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds."”
"He was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot — from the tree."
Open ayah 28:30 →