Ma`rifat Modiriyati

One of the social and cultural deviations at the time of Prophet Moses’s (pbuh) prophethood was calf worship. This deviation turned into a crisis with the moving of Moses (AS) to the mountain, the disobedience to Aaron (AS) and the making of Samaria golden calf. The basic question is how Prophet Moses managed the calf worship crisis? In order to answer this question, the researcher has extracted the components of crisis management in the Prophet Moses’s life (AS) from the point of view of the Holy Qur'an. The data were collected using library sources, and analyzed through Ijtihadi method. The findings of the research show that Prophet Moses (AS) adopted the following strategies towards Aaron (AS), Samaria and people in order to deal with calf worship. He gave Aaron, his successor, a severe physical punishment, and held him accountable; he also cursed, exiled and promised the Samaria other-worldly punishment; then he told people that they deserved death for oppression, breaking the covenant and worshipping the golden calf. He burnt their deity and threw it in the sea. At the end, Moses called for repentance and giving thanks; he was also reconciled with Aaron (peace be upon him), calling for God's grace and mercy for himself and for him.