Editing Aaron (section)

==={{anchor|Harun}} Islam===
{{See also|Moses in Islam|Aaron in Islam}}

Aaron ([[Arabic]]: هارون, ''Hārūn'') is mentioned in the [[Quran]] as a [[Prophets of Islam|prophet]] of [[God in Islam|God]].<ref>{{qref|19|53|b=y}}</ref> The Quran praises Aaron repeatedly, calling him a "believing servant"<ref>{{qref|37|122|b=y}}</ref> as well as one who was "guided"<ref>{{qref|6|84|b=y}}</ref> and one of the "victors".<ref>{{qref|37|114–122|b=y}}</ref> The Quran additionally denies the role of Aaron in the creation of the golden calf, attributing the action to [[Samiri]].<ref>{{qref|20|85|b=y}}</ref> Aaron is important in [[Islam]] for his role in the events of [[the Exodus]], in which, according to the Quran and Islamic belief, he preached with his younger brother, [[Moses in Islam|Musa]] ([[Moses]]) to the [[Pharaoh of the Exodus]].<ref>{{harvnb|Glasse|1989|pp=9–10}}</ref><ref name="qref|19|41-53|b=y"/>

Aaron's significance in Islam, however, is not limited to his role as the helper of Moses. Islamic tradition also accords Aaron the role of a [[patriarch]], as tradition records that the priestly descent came through Aaron's lineage, which included the entire [[Al-Imran|House of Amran]].{{refn |group = "note" |All commentators, classical and modern, hold that the Quranic ''House of Amran'' refers to Imrān's lineage, through his son Aaron. (cf. [[Muhammad Asad]], [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali|Yusuf 'Ali]] and [[Ibn Kathir]]'s commentary on Q. 19:28)<ref name=yus>{{harvnb|Ali|1998|p=773 §=2481}}</ref>}}{{refn |group="note" |"In the second group, we have the great founders of families, apart from Abraham, viz., Noah of the time of the Flood; David and Solomon, the real establishers of the Jewish monarchy; Job, who lived 140 years, saw four generations of descendants, and was blessed at the end of his life with large pastoral wealth (Job 42:16,12); Joseph, who as Minister of State did great things in Egypt and was the progenitor of two Tribes; and Moses and Aaron, the leaders of the Exodus from Egypt. They led active lives and called 'doers of good.'"<ref>{{harvnb|Ali|1998|p=312 §=904}}</ref>}}