The response to the contradiction in the Qur’an in its mention of the words of God Almighty to Moses, peace be upon him, at the tree

 Content of the doubt:

Some skeptics imagine that there is a contradiction between their statement - may He be glorified and exalted: “So when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in the blessed spot from the tree, ‘O Moses, indeed I am God, Lord of the worlds (30)’” (Al-Qasas), and His statement - may He be glorified and exalted: “So when he came to it, he was called, ‘Blessed are those in the Fire and those around it. Glory be to God, Lord of the worlds (8) O Moses, indeed I am God, the Exalted in Might, the Wise (9)’” (An-Naml), and His statement - may He be glorified and exalted: “So when he came to it, he was called, ‘O Moses (11) Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa (12) And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed (13) Indeed, I am God. There is no god except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance (14)’” (Taha).
They ask: How can the Qur’an mention different and multiple statements in one situation? Their aim behind this is to say that the Qur’an is not from God.

The face of invalidating the doubt:
The statements are multiple; because the situation has many scenes inside it, so it cannot be narrated or expressed in one statement, and these scenes are as follows:
· God - the Almighty - reassures Moses, and informs him that the speaker is God, Lord of the Worlds.
· God Almighty qualifies Moses - peace be upon him - to receive great news.
· God - the Almighty - informs Moses of his prophethood, and orders him to worship and pray.

Details:
The multiplicity of context in the Holy Quran is due to the multiplicity of the situation:
When Moses - peace be upon him - came to the fire, his Lord Almighty spoke to him in several different contexts; This is due to the multiplicity of the situation that each verse that spoke about this situation focuses on, as follows:
1. God Almighty reassures Moses, peace be upon him, that the speaker is God, Lord of the Worlds:
The commentators said: When Moses, peace be upon him, came to the fire, he found a light shining in a tree, and this light was not affected by the greenery of the tree, which would blind him, nor did the light overwhelm the greenery of the tree, which would weaken it... So he felt fear and was terrified by the sight of the light that he saw, so God Almighty wanted to reassure him, so He called him by his name, then informed him that the one speaking to him was God Almighty. When Moses, peace be upon him, heard this, he was not surprised by what he saw of the light and greenery, nor was he surprised by hearing the speech without seeing who was speaking to him, because this thing is from God Almighty; it cannot be compared to the events of humans, so he was reassured that he was in the presence of his Lord, Almighty and Majestic, and this is what was in Surat Al-Qasas.

2. Allah - Glory be to Him - qualifies Moses - peace be upon him - to receive great news:
In His saying: “Blessed is he who is in the Fire and those around it” (An-Naml: 8), here Allah - Glory be to Him - blesses the place where the fire is, so He blesses those in it, and those around him of the angels and Moses as well; because he is one of those around it, and after that Allah clears Himself of any partner and of everything that is not befitting of Him, Glory be to Him, Lord of the Worlds, and informs Moses that He - Glory be to Him - is the Possessor of all glory, and He is the wisest of judges. With all of this, Moses - peace be upon him - is prepared and qualified spiritually and doctrinally to receive a great matter, and this is what was in Surat An-Naml.

3. Allah - Glory be to Him - informs Moses of his prophethood and His command to worship and pray:
Allah - the Almighty - addressed Moses with the words: “I am your Lord” (Taha: 12), which indicates familiarity; because the word “Allah” is required for worship and assignment; because Allah is obeyed in what He commands, but “Lord” is a gift even for the disbeliever, so Allah - the Almighty - addressed Moses with lordship and giving, and said: “Indeed, I am your Lord, so take off your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa (12)” (Taha), He did not say: I am the absolute Lord - as mentioned previously - but He said: I am your Lord; and that is because the messengers have a special upbringing, different from all the rest of creation, so He, the Almighty, gives from the upbringing what suits the mission of the servant with Him, and the first command that Allah - the Almighty - directed to Moses in this situation was to take off his sandals; The reason for that is that he is in the sacred valley called “Tuwa”, and after that he informed him of his selection for prophethood, and ordered him to listen carefully to what he revealed to him, so the Almighty said: “Indeed, I am God. There is no god except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance (14)” (Taha) [1] .

Conclusion:
The sayings of God - the Almighty - are many in this situation; because within it are many other scenes that are composed of:
· The first scene: God reassures Moses and informs him that the speaker is God, Lord of the worlds.
· The second scene: He qualifies him to receive great news by blessing him, and confirms his belief that God is free from everything that is not befitting of His majesty, and informs him that all glory belongs to God, and He is the wisest of judges.
· Then the third scene: He orders him to take off his shoes; because he is in the sacred valley called “Tuwa”. To inform him - Glory be to Him - of His choosing him for prophethood, and His charging him with worship and prayer, which is the remembrance of God on His earth. This is a compilation of a great story through scenes that indicate it, and signs that everyone who has a heart or listens attentively can understand.

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[1] Stories of the Prophets, Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy, Dar Al-Quds, Cairo, 1st ed., 1426 AH/2006 AD, pp. 267, 268, with some modifications.