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THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

ers must draw from the story of the Prophet Moses (pbuh).
The Prophet Moses' (pbuh) requests were granted by Allah. Allah de-
clared that the Prophet Aaron (pbuh) had been allowed to accompany the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) in order to support him in his mission to Pharaoh as
well as to give him strength:
He (Allah) said, "We will reinforce you with your brother and by
Our Signs will give you both authority, so that they will not be able
to lay a hand on you. You and those who follow you will be the vic-
tors." (Surat al-Qasas: 35)
In another verse Allah conveys the same event as follows:
He said, "O Lord, expand my breast for me and make my task easy
for me. Loosen the knot in my tongue so that they will understand
my words. Assign me a helper from my family." (Surah Ta-Ha: 25-
29)
(Moses said,) "For You are watching us." He (Allah) said, "Your re-
quest has been granted, Moses." (Surah Ta-Ha: 35-36)
When we consider the Prophet Moses' (pbuh) requests, we see that he
disclosed all his requests candidly to Allah, and that he prayed and pleaded
for Allah's guidance. The sincerity of his prayer is an example for all peo-
ple. A human should pray humbly to Allah with sincerity, aware that he is
weak and destitute before the Presence of Allah, Who holds everything un-
der His total control. Allah knows everything and witnesses every deed a
human engages in. Further, He knows inner thoughts of man. This being
the case, there is no need to conceal anything from Allah.
To conclude, every one needs to turn to Allah, with the sincerity and
candour that he would otherwise not show to other human beings.

Those who perform bad actions will be flung
head first into the Fire: 'Are you being repaid for
anything other than what you did?'
(Surat an-Naml: 90)

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