Harun

In Islam,, the Biblical Aaron, is a prophet and messenger of God, and the older brother of the prophet (Moses). He along with his brother (Moses) preached the Israelites to the Exodus. Quranic account The Quran contains numerous references to Aaron, both by name and without name. It says that he was a descendant of (Abraham) and makes it clear that both he and Moses were sent together to warn the Pharaoh about God's punishment. It further adds that Moses had earlier prayed to God to strengthen his own ministry with Aaron and that Aaron helped Moses as he too was a prophet, and very eloquent in matters of speech and discourse. The Quran adds that both Moses and Aaron were entrusted to establish places of dwelling for the Israelites in Egypt, and to convert those houses into places of worship for God. The incident of the Golden Calf as it is narrated in the Quran paints Aaron in a positive light. The Quran says that Aaron was entrusted the leadership of Israel while Moses was up on (Mount Sinai) for a period of forty days. It adds that Aaron tried his best to stop the worship of the Golden Calf, which was built not by Aaron but by a wicked man called the Samiri'. When Moses returned from Mount Sinai, he rebuked Aaron for allowing the worship of the idol, to which Aaron pleaded with Moses to not blame him when he had no role in its construction. The Quran then adds that Moses here lamented the sins of Israel, and said that he only had power over himself and Aaron. Aaron is later commemorated in the Quran as one who had a "clear authority" and one who was "guided to the Right Path". It further adds that Aaron's memory was left for people who came after him and he is blessed by God along with his brother The Quran also says that people called ‘Isa's mother Maryam (, Mary) a "sister of Harun" Muslim scholars debated as to who exactly this "Harun" was in terms of his historical persona, with some saying that it was a reference to Aaron of the Exodus, and the term "sister" designating only a metaphorical or spiritual link between the two figures, all the more evident when Mary was a descendant of the priestly lineage of Aaron, while others held it to be another righteous man living at the time of Christ by the name of "Aaron". Most scholars have agreed to the former perspective, and have linked Mary spiritually with the actual sister of Aaron, her namesake Miryam, whom she resembled in many ways.