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until the shepherds have driven off their sheep. You see our father is a
very old man.' So he drew water for them and then withdrew into the
shade and said, 'My Lord, I am truly in need of any good You have in
store for me.' (Surat al-Qasas, 22-24)
The Days of the Prophet Musa (as) in Madyan
One of them came walking shyly up to him and said, 'My father in-
vites you so that he can pay you your wage for drawing water for us.'
When he came to him and told him the whole story he said, 'Have no
fear, you have escaped from wrongdoing people.' One of them said,
'Hire him, father. The best person to hire is someone strong and trust-
worthy.' He said, 'I would like to marry you to one of these two daugh-
ters of mine on condition that you work for me for eight full years. If
you complete ten, that is up to you. I do not want to be hard on you.
You will find me, Allah willing, to be one of the righteous.' He said,
'That is agreed between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I ful-
fil, there should be no bad feeling towards me. Allah is Guardian over
what we say.' (Surat al-Qasas, 25-28)
The Prophet Musa's (as) Departure from Madyan
When Musa had fulfilled the appointed term and had set off with his
family, he noticed a fire from one side of the Mount. He said to his fam-
ily, 'Stay here, I can see a fire. Hopefully I will bring you back some
news from it or a burning branch from the fire so that you will be able
to warm yourselves.' (Surat al-Qasas, 29)
The Prophet Musa (as) is Endowed with Prophethood
But when he reached it a voice called out to him from the right hand
side of the valley in the part which was full of blessing, from out of the
bush: 'Musa, I am Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. (Surat al-Qasas, 30)
I am your Lord. Take off your sandals. You are in the holy valley of
Tuwa. I have chosen you, so listen well to what is revealed. I am Allah.
There is no god but Me, so worship Me and perform prayer to remem-
ber Me. The Hour is coming but I have concealed it so that every self
can be repaid for its efforts. Do not let those who do not believe in it
and follow their whims and desires debar you from it or you will be
destroyed. (Surah Ta Ha, 12-16)