Who was the magician of the people of Prophet Musa (A.S.) who led them to worship a calf?

Explanation

Samiri was a hypocrite from among the Bani Israel who took advantage of Prophet Musa's (A.S.) absence when he went to Mount Sinai. He collected gold ornaments from the people, melted them, and fashioned a golden calf that made a lowing sound. He then misled the people into worshipping it, claiming it was their god and the god of Musa (A.S.). The Quran narrates this incident in Surah Ta-Ha, where Samiri is explicitly named and later punished by Prophet Musa (A.S.).

Good to know

The story of Samiri and the golden calf is mentioned in the Quran, particularly in Surah Ta-Ha (20:85-97) and Surah Al-A'raf. When Prophet Musa (A.S.) returned from Mount Sinai with the Torah and saw his people worshipping the calf, he was furious. Samiri confessed that he took a handful of dust from the hoofprint of the angel Jibreel (A.S.) and threw it into the molten gold, which gave the calf its sound. As punishment, Samiri was condemned to a life of isolation, saying "La misasa" (touch me not).

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