Page 80 - The Prophet Moses (pbuh)

THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

The man who believed said, "My people! Follow me and I will guide
you to the path of rectitude. My people! The life of the earth is only
fleeting enjoyment. It is the Hereafter, which is the abode of per-
manence. Whoever does an evil act will only be repaid with its
equivalent. But whoever acts rightly, male or female, being a be-
liever, such a person will enter Paradise, provided for in it without
any reckoning. My people! How is it that I call you to salvation
while you call me to the Fire? You call me to reject Allah and to as-
sociate something with Him about which I have no knowledge,
while I call you to the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving. There is
no question that what you call me to has no foundation neither in
the world nor the Hereafter, that our return is to Allah, and that the
profligate will be Companions of the Fire. You will remember what
I say to you. I consign my affair completely to Allah. Truly Allah
sees His servants."
So Allah safeguarded him from the evil things they plotted and a
most evil torment engulfed Pharaoh's people. (Surah Ghafir: 38-45)
Pharaoh and his companions did not heed the warnings of this devout
believer who was from among them. Nevertheless, in return for their denial
and their arrogance, a great torment awaited them, for they did not repent
and correct their behaviors.

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