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One of them said, ‘Hire him, father. The best per- Musa said, ‘My Lord knows best who has come
son to hire is someone strong and trustworthy.’ with guidance from Him and who will have the
(28:26) best Home in the end. The wrongdoers will cer-
He (their father) said, ‘I would like to marry you tainly not be successful.’ (28:37)
to one of these two daughters of mine on condi- Pharaoh said, ‘Council, I do not know of any
tion that you work for me for eight full years. If other god for you apart from Me. Haman, kindle
you complete ten, that is up to you. I do not want a fire for me over the clay and build me a lofty
to be hard on you. You will find me, Allah will- tower so that perhaps I may be able to climb up
ing, to be one of the righteous.’ (28:27) to Musa’s god! I consider him a blatant liar.’
He (Musa) said, ‘That is agreed between me and (28:38)
you. Whichever of the two terms I fulfil, there He and his troops were arrogant in the land with-
should be no bad feeling towards me. Allah is out any right. They thought that they would not
Guardian over what we say.’ (28:28) return to Us. (28:39)
When Musa had fulfilled the appointed term and So We seized him and his troops and flung them
had set off with his family, he noticed a fire from into the sea. See the final fate of the wrongdoers!
one side of the Mount. He said to his family, ‘Stay (28:40)
here, I can see a fire. Hopefully I will bring you We made them leaders, summoning to the Fire,
back some news from it or a burning branch from and on the Day of Rising they will not be helped.
the fire so that you will be able to warm your- (28:41)
selves.’ (28:29) We pursued them with a curse in this world and
But when he reached it a voice called out to him on the Day of Rising they will be hideous and
from the right hand side of the valley in the part spurned. (28:42)
which was full of blessing, from out of the bush: We gave Musa the Book after destroying the ear-
‘Musa, I am Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. lier nations, to awaken people’s hearts and as a
Throw down your staff!’ Then when he saw it guidance and a mercy so that hopefully they
slithering like a snake he turned and fled and did would pay heed. (28:43)
not turn back again. ‘Musa, approach and have You were not on the western side when We gave
no fear! You are one of those who are secure. Put Musa the command. You were not a witness.
your hand inside your shirt front. It will emerge (28:44)
pure white yet quite unharmed. And hug your Yet We produced further generations and ages
arms to your sides to still your fear. These are two passed. Nor did you live among the people of
proofs from your Lord for Pharaoh and his ruling Madyan and recite Our Signs to them, yet We
circle. They are a deviant people.’ (28:30-32) have sent you news of them. (28:45)
He said, ‘My Lord, I killed one of them and I am Nor were you on the side of the Mount when We
afraid they will kill me; and my brother Harun is called, yet it is a mercy from your Lord so that
more eloquent than me so send him with me to you can warn a people to whom no warner came
support me and back me up. I am afraid they will before, so that hopefully they will pay heed.
call me a liar.’ (28:33-34) (28:46)
He said, ‘We will reinforce you with your brother If a disaster had struck them because of what
and by Our Signs will give you both authority, so they had already done, they would have said,
that they will not be able to lay a hand on you. ‘Our Lord, why did You not send us a Messenger
You and those who follow you will be the vic- so that we could have followed Your Signs and
tors.’ (28:35) been believers?’ (28:47)
But when Musa brought them Our Clear Signs But when the truth did come to them from Us
they said, ‘This is nothing but trumped-up magic. they said, ‘Why has he not been given the same
We never heard anything like this among our as Musa was given?’ But did they not previously
earlier forefathers.’ (28:36) reject what Musa was given? They say, ‘Two ma-
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