the people of the scripture ask you to cause a book to descend upon them from heaven. indeed they asked musa for even greater than that when they said show us allah in public but they were struck with thunder clap and lightning for their wickedness. then they worshipped the calf even after clear proofs evidences and signs had come to them. so we forgave them. and we gave musa a clear proof of authority.
يسألك أهل الكتاب أن تنزل عليهم كتابا من السماء فقد سألوا موسى أكبر من ذلك فقالوا أرنا الله جهرة فأخذتهم الصاعقة بظلمهم ثم اتخذوا العجل من بعد ما جاءتهم البينات فعفونا عن ذلك وآتينا موسى سلطانا مبينا