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to be tight-fisted, and hide the bounty Allah has the best of judges.’ The ruling circle of those of
given them, We have prepared a humiliating his people who disbelieved said, ‘If you follow
punishment for those who disbelieve, and also Shu‘ayb, you will definitely be lost.’ So the earth-
for those who spend their wealth to show off to quake seized them and morning found them
people, not believing in Allah and the Last Day. lying flattened in their homes. (7:85-91)
Anyone who has made Satan his comrade, what Has the news of those who came before them not
an evil comrade he is! (4:37-38) reached them, the people of Nuh and ‘Ad and
The hypocrites think they deceive Allah, but He Thamud, and the people of Ibrahim and the in-
is deceiving them. When they get up to pray, habitants of Madyan and the overturned cities?
they get up lazily, showing off to people, and Their Messengers brought them the Clear Signs.
only remembering Allah a very little. (4:142) Allah did not wrong them; rather they wronged
Do not be like those who left their homes in arro- themselves. (9:70)
gance, showing off to people and barring them And (We have sent) to Madyan their brother
from the way of Allah–Allah encompasses what Shu‘ayb. He said, ‘My people, worship Allah!
they do. (8:47) You have no god apart from Him. Do not give
So woe to those who perform prayer, and are for- short measure and short weight. I see you pros-
getful of their prayer, those who show off. (107:4- pering and I fear for you the punishment of an
6) all-encompassing Day.’ (11:84)
When Our command came, We rescued Shu‘ayb
SHU‘AYB (AS) AND MADYAN and those who believed along with him by a
And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb mercy from Us. The Great Blast seized hold of
who said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have those who did wrong and morning found them
no other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to lying flattened in their homes as if they had never
you from your Lord. Give full measure and full lived there at all. Yes indeed! Away with Madyan
weight. Do not diminish people’s goods. Do not just like Thamud! (11:94-95)
cause corruption in the land after it has been put (Allah said,) ‘When your sister went and said,
right. That is better for you if you are believers. "Shall I direct you to someone who will take care
Do not lie in wait on every pathway, threatening of him?" that was how We returned you to your
people, barring those who believe from the Way mother so that she might delight her eyes and not
of Allah, seeking in it something crooked. be grieved. You killed a man and We rescued
Remember when you were few and He in- you from trouble and tested you with many trials.
creased your number: see the final fate of the You stayed some years among the people of
corrupters! There is a group of you who believe Madyan. Then you arrived at the pre-ordained
in what I have been sent with and a group who time, Musa!’ (20:40)
do not, so be steadfast until Allah judges be- And the companions of Madyan (denied); and
tween us. He is the best of judges.’ The ruling cir- Musa was denied as well. I allowed time to the
cle of those of his people who were arrogant disbelievers but then I seized them. How terrible
said, ‘We will drive you out of our city, Shu‘ayb, was My denial! (22:44)
you and those who believe along with you, un- When turned his face in the direction of Madyan,
less you return to our religion.’ He said, ‘What, he (Musa) said, ‘Hopefully my Lord will guide
even though we detest it? We would be inventing me to the right way.’ (28:22)
lies against Allah if we returned to your religion When he (Musa) arrived at the water of Madyan,
after Allah has saved us from it. We could never he found a crowd of people drawing water there.
return to it unless Allah our Lord so willed. Our Standing apart from them, he found two women,
Lord encompasses everything in His knowledge. holding back their sheep. He said, ‘What are you
We have put our trust in Allah. Our Lord, judge two doing here?’ They said, ‘We cannot draw
between us and our people with truth. You are water until the shepherds have driven off their
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