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THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

that the men, mentioned as "shepherds," effected an attitude entirely oppo-
site to the manners of the Prophet Moses (pbuh). This is evident from the
fact that the women apparently avoided them though they chose to talk to
the Prophet Moses (pbuh). These men might have been untrustworthy in
appearance. (Allah knows the truth.)
We may continue to conclude that a Muslim must carefully avoid the
manners peculiar to the people mentioned here as "shepherds." Muslims
should look to role models like the Prophet Moses (pbuh), who conducted
himself kindly, decently and forthrightly. As the example of the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) suggests, a Muslim must develop highly cultivated manners,
and be trustworthy, qualities that should be immediately discernible in him.
We need also make note of the fact that the Prophet Moses (pbuh) is
always of a temperament that exemplifies that wholehearted submission to
Allah. Leaving everything dear to him in the land of Egypt where he had
grown up, he had no idea whatsoever of what the future would hold for
him. Though it was not known to him, Allah already predestined certain
events for him. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) prayed the following:
…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: 24)
One's sincerity in one's prayer is evidence in one's grasp of the fact
that Allah has the power to do anything, that all blessings and adversities
come only from Him, and that one has no other helper or protector other
than Allah. The Prophet Moses' (pbuh) prayer quoted in the above verse is
the kind made in complete submission to Allah, by someone who has a full
comprehension of this truth. Indeed, Allah answered the Prophet Moses'
(pbuh) sincere prayer and opened His mercy to him.
The kindness the Prophet Moses (pbuh) had shown to the two women
resulted in the start of a completely new life for him. While the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) was resting, one of the women approached him to convey
her father's invitation in appreciation for his help. Allah relates in the Qur'an
as follows:
Then there came unto him one of the two women, walking shyly
and said, "My father invites you so that he can reward you with a

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