So when Moses came to Our appointed time, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, let me look upon you." He said, "You will not see Me, but look upon the mountain, if it stays in its place then you will see Me." So, when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, He caused it to crumble; thus Moses fell unconscious. When he recovered, he said, "Glory be to You, I repent to You and I am the first of those who acknowledge."
Translation endnotes
[7:143] People in paradise will see God (39:69; 75:23, 89:22). Some critics claim that the last statement of this verse contradicts 39:12 and 2:132. If we check a search engine with the following words: Olympic first place 100-meters, we will find many names of athletes who got first place. If we use the logic of the critics, we would think there is a great confusion and contradictory claims regarding the first place winner of the 100-meters race. What is wrong with that logic? Obviously, we need to consider the two important dimensions: time and space! Abraham was the first Muslim (submitter and promoter of peace) in his time and location. Similarly, Moses and Muhammed were too pioneer muslims of their times and location.