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Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land Musa hit him, dealing him a fatal blow. He said,
and divided its people into camps, oppressing ‘This is part of Satan’s handiwork. He truly is an
one group of them by slaughtering their sons and outright and misleading enemy.’ (28:15)
letting their women live. He was one of the cor- He said, ‘My Lord, I have wronged myself.
rupters. (28:4) Forgive me.’ So He forgave him. He is the Ever-
We desired to show kindness to those who were Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (28:16)
oppressed in the land and to make them leaders He said, ‘My Lord, because of Your blessing to
and make them inheritors and establish them me, I will never be a supporter of evildoers.’
firmly in the land and to show Pharaoh and (28:17)
Haman and their troops the very thing that they Morning found him in the city, fearful and on his
were fearing from them. (28:5-6) guard. Then suddenly the man who had sought
We revealed to Musa’s mother, ‘Suckle him and his help the day before, shouted for help from
then when you fear for him cast him into the sea. him again. Musa said to him, ‘You are clearly a
Do not fear or grieve; We will return him to you misguided man.’ (28:18)
and make him one of the Messengers.’ (28:7) But when he was about to grab the man who was
The family of Pharaoh picked him up so that he their common enemy, he said, ‘Musa! Do you
might be an enemy and a source of grief to them. want to kill me just as you killed a person yester-
Certainly Pharaoh and Haman and their troops day? You only want to be a tyrant in the land; you
were in the wrong. (28:8) do not want to be a reformer.’ (28:19)
The wife of Pharaoh said, ‘A source of delight for A man came running from the furthest part of the
me and for you; do not kill him. It may well be city, saying, ‘Musa, the Council are conspiring to
that he will be of use to us or perhaps we could kill you, so leave! I am someone who brings you
adopt him as a son.’ They were not aware. (28:9) good advice.’ (28:20)
Musa’s mother felt a great emptiness in her heart So he left there fearful and on his guard, saying,
and she almost gave him away; only We fortified ‘My Lord, rescue me from the people of the
her heart so that she would be one of the believ- wrongdoers!’ (28:21)
ers. (28:10) When turned his face in the direction of Madyan,
She said to his sister, ‘Go after him.’ And she kept he said, ‘Hopefully my Lord will guide me to the
an eye on him from afar and they were not right way.’ (28:22)
aware. (28:11) When he arrived at the water of Madyan, he
We first made wet-nurses forbidden for him, so found a crowd of people drawing water there.
she said, ‘Shall I show you to a household who Standing apart from them, he found two women,
will feed him for you and be good to him?’ holding back their sheep. He said, ‘What are you
(28:12) two doing here?’ They said, ‘We cannot draw
That is how We returned him to his mother so water until the shepherds have driven off their
that she might delight her eyes and feel no grief sheep. You see our father is a very old man.’
and so that she would know that Allah’s promise (28:23)
is true. But most of them do not know this. So he drew water for them and then withdrew
(28:13) into the shade and said, ‘My Lord, I am truly in
And when he reached his full strength and matu- need of any good You have in store for me.’
rity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. (28:24)
That is how We recompense good-doers. (28:14) One of them came walking shyly up to him and
He (Musa) entered the city at a time when its in- said, ‘My father invites you so that he can pay
habitants were unaware and found two men you your wage for drawing water for us.’ When
fighting there–one from his party and the other he came to him and told him the whole story he
from his enemy. The one from his party asked for said, ‘Have no fear, you have escaped from
his support against the other from his enemy. So wrongdoing people.’ (28:25)
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