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proofs. Pharaoh, I think you are destroyed.’ truly a dreadful thing that you have done!’
(17:102) (18:71)
He wanted to scare them from the land but We He said, ‘Did I not say that you would not be
drowned him and every one of those with him. able to bear with me?’ (18:72)
(17:103) Musa said, ‘Do not take me to task because I for-
We said to the tribe of Israel after that, ‘Inhabit got. Do not demand of me something which is
the land and, when the promise of the hereafter too difficult.’ (18:73)
comes, We will produce you as a motley crowd.’ So they went on until they met a youngster
(17:104) whom he killed. Musa said, ‘Have you killed a
Remember when Musa said to his servant, ‘I will boy who has done no wrong, without it being in
not give up until I reach the meeting-place of the retaliation for someone else? This is truly an ap-
two seas, even if I must press on for many years.’ palling thing that you have done!’ (18:74)
(18:60) He said, ‘Did I not tell you that you would not be
But when they reached their meeting-place, they able to bear with me?’ (18:75)
forgot their fish which quickly burrowed its way Musa said, ‘If I ask you about anything after this,
into the sea. (18:61) then you should no longer keep me company. I
When they had gone a distance further on, he will have given you excuse enough.’ (18:76)
said to his servant, ‘Bring us our morning meal. So they went on until they reached the inhabi-
Truly this journey of ours has made us tired.’ tants of a town. They asked them for food but
(18:62) they refused them hospitality. They found there a
He said, ‘Do you see what has happened? When wall about to fall down and he built it up. Musa
we went to find shelter at the rock, I forgot the said, ‘If you had wanted, you could have taken a
fish. No one made me forget to remember it ex- wage for doing that.’ (18:77)
cept Satan. It found its way into the sea in an He said, ‘This is where you and I part company. I
amazing way.’ (18:63) will let you know the explanation of those things
He said, ‘That is the very thing that we were about which you were not able to restrain your-
looking for!’ So, following their footsteps, they self. As for the boat, it belonged to some poor
retraced their route. (18:64) people who worked on the sea. I wanted to dam-
They found a servant of Ours whom We had age it because a king was coming behind them,
granted mercy from Us and whom We had also commandeering every boat. As for the boy, his
given knowledge direct from Us. (18:65) parents were believers and we feared that he
Musa said to him, ‘May I follow you on condition would darken their days with excessive inso-
that you teach me some of the right guidance you lence and disbelief. We wanted their Lord to give
have been taught?’ (18:66) them in exchange a purer son than him, one
He said, ‘You will not be able to bear with me. more compassionate. As for the wall, it belonged
How indeed could you bear with patience some- to two young orphans in the town and there was
thing you have not encompassed in your knowl- a treasure underneath it, belonging to them.
edge?’ (18:67-68) Their father was one of the righteous and your
Musa said, ‘You will find me patient, if Allah Lord wanted them to come of age and then to un-
wills, and I will not disobey you in any matter.’ earth their treasure as a mercy from Him. I did
(18:69) not do it of my own volition. That is the explana-
He said, ‘Then if you follow me, do not question tion of the things about which you were not able
me about anything until I myself make mention to restrain yourself.’ (18:78-82)
of it to you.’ (18:70) Mention Musa in the Book. He was truly sincere
They continued until they boarded a boat and he and was a Messenger and a Prophet. (19:51)
scuppered it. Then Musa said, ‘Did you scupper Has the story of Musa not reached you? (20:9)
it so that its owners would be drowned? This is When he saw a fire and said to his family, ‘Wait
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