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In the Qur'an, God reveals certain events that the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and

his tribe went through, for us to ponder and find the wisdom in them. The following
is an example from the story of the Prophet Moses (pbuh):

When the Prophet Moses (pbuh) was sent as a messenger to the Israelites, they

were living in Egypt under the rule of the Pharaoh. Egyptians were using Israelites

as slaves and oppressing them with torture. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) rescued the

Israelites from the persecution, tyranny and torture of the Pharaoh and helped

them escape from his lands.

God granted great favor to Israelites by sending the Prophet Moses (pbuh) as

their savior. By struggling against the Pharaoh, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) brought

salvation to the Israelites from the suffering they had under the rule of the Pharaoh.

But instead of being grateful and happy for God's favor and despite the fact that

they are rescued from the suffering, slavery and torture under the Pharaoh, the Is-

raelites ungratefully said to the Prophet Moses (pbuh): "We suffered harm before

you came to us and after you came to us."

They said, 'We suffered harm before you came to us and after you came to
us.' (Moses) He said, 'It may well be that your Lord is going to destroy your
enemy and make you the successors in the land so that He can see how you
behave.' (Surat al-A'raf, 129)

Nevertheless, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) made this call to his tribe and said,

'Let me save you from the cruelty of the Pharaoh', 'Let me take you to the land

God granted you, where you can live free', 'You are oppressed and humiliated

here, you will live in prosperity there.' Israelites who wanted to escape from the

tyranny of the Pharaoh accepted the Prophet Moses' (pbuh) proposition and they

departed together.
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