Allah, the Exalted, informs of Harun's attempt to prohibit them from worshipping the calf and his telling them that this was only a test for them. He told them that their Lord was the Most Beneficent, Who created everything and decreed for everything its just measure. He is the Owner of the Mighty Throne, the One Who does whatever He wants.

﴿ظپظژط§طھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظگظ‰ ظˆظژط£ظژط·ظگظٹط¹ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظگظ‰﴾

(so follow me and obey my order.) Meaning, "Follow me in that which I am commanding you with and leave that which I forbid you from.''

﴿ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ„ظژظ† ظ†ظ‘ظژط¨ظ’ط±ظژط­ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ط¹ظژظ€ظƒظگظپظگظٹظ†ظژ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ظٹظژط±ظ’ط¬ظگط¹ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ ﴾

(They said: "We will not stop worshipping it, until Musa returns to us.'') meaning, "We will not cease in our worship of this calf until we hear what Musa has to say about it.'' So they opposed Harun in this matter and they fought against him, nearly killing him.

﴿ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظٹظ‡ظژظ€ط±ظڈظˆظ†ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ظ…ظژظ†ظژط¹ظژظƒظژ ط¥ظگط°ظ’ ط±ظژط£ظژظٹظ’طھظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¶ظژظ„ظ‘ظڈظˆط§ظ’ - ط£ظژظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ طھظژطھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظژظ†ظگ ط£ظژظپظژط¹ظژطµظژظٹظ’طھظژ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظگظ‰ - ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظٹظژط¨ظ’ظ†ظژط¤ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ طھظژط£ظ’ط®ظڈط°ظ’ ط¨ظگظ„ظگط­ظ’ظٹظژطھظگظ‰ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ط¨ظگط±ظژط£ظ’ط³ظگظ‰ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظگظ‰ ط®ظژط´ظگظٹطھظڈ ط£ظژظ† طھظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظژ ظپظژط±ظ‘ظژظ‚ظ’طھظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظژظ†ظگظ‰ ط¥ظگط³ظ’ط±ط،ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ…ظ’ طھظژط±ظ’ظ‚ظڈط¨ظ’ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظگظ‰ ﴾

(92. (Musa) said: "O Harun! What prevented you when you saw them going astray;'') (93. "That you followed me not (according to my advice to you) Have you then disobeyed my order'') (94. He (Harun) said: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard, nor by my head! Verily, I feared lest you should say: `You have caused a division among the Children of Israel, and you have not respected my word!''')