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wholeheartedly turns to Allah, he will encounter a definite response.

The Prophet Musa's (as) Prayers

Allah sent the Prophet Musa (as) to the Children of Israel as a
messenger. When he was still a baby, his life was put in jeopardy.
Pharaoh ordered all male children killed and the females spared for
slavery. Allah inspired his mother to save him. She followed what
was revealed to her and put him into a chest and sent it floating
down the Nile. Pharaoh and his family found Musa (as) and

adopted him as their own son. (Surat al-Qasas: 7-8) When Musa (as)
grew into adulthood in Pharaoh's palace, Allah granted him "judg-
ment and knowledge." (Surat al-Qasas: 14)
The Qur'an provides an account of an event that led the Prophet
Musa (as) turn to Allah in prayer:

He entered the city at a time when its inhabitants were un-
aware and found two men fighting there—one from his party
and the other from his enemy. The one from his party asked for
his support against the other from his enemy. So Musa hit him,
dealing him a fatal blow. He said, "This is part of Satan's hand-
iwork. He truly is an outright and misleading enemy." (Surat
al-Qasas: 15)

Upon this incident, the Prophet Musa (as) asked for forgiveness
from Allah and promised Him he would not support evildoers
again:
He said, "My Lord, I have wronged myself. Forgive me." So He
forgave him. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. He

said, "My Lord, because of Your blessing to me, I will never be
a supporter of evildoers." (Surat al-Qasas: 16-17)