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66 PRAYER IN THE QUR'AN

However, the Prophet Musa (as) felt concerned and told Allah
frankly that he was afraid, hesitant and insecure:

He said, "My Lord, I killed one of them and I am afraid they
will kill me; and my brother Harun is more eloquent than me
so send him with me to support me and back me up. I fear they
will talk me out of it." (Surat al-Qasas: 33-34)
As we learn from the Qur'an, it was in Musa's (as) nature to feel
excited from time to time and he was afraid that this character trait
would hinder him from fulfilling his duty of conveying the mes-
sage. For this, he turned to Allah in prayer:

He said, "O Lord, expand my breast for me and make my task
easy for me. Loosen the knot in my tongue so that they will un-
derstand my words. Assign me a helper from my family, my
brother Harun. Strengthen my back by him and let him share
in my task, so that we can glorify You much and remember You
much, for You are watching us." (Surah Taha: 25-35)

In return for the Prophet Musa's (as) sincerity in his prayer, Allah
took him under His protection and told him:
He [Allah] said, "We will reinforce you with your brother and
by Our Signs will give you both authority, so that they will not
be able to lay a hand on you. You and those who follow you
will be the victors." (Surat al-Qasas: 35)

The Prophet Musa's (as) miracles made some of Pharaoh's magi-
cians and a small group of young people embrace faith. Meanwhile,
Pharaoh and the majority of his people insisted on denial. The
Prophet Musa (as) prayed as follows:

Musa said, "Our Lord, You have given Pharaoh and his ruling
circle finery and wealth in the life of the world. Our Lord, is it