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principals and he did this with friendliness and humility. We can
explain some of the reasons behind the things said in these verses:

When the Prophet Jethro says "I am not set over you as your
keeper" to the people, he does not want to dominate them; his
only intention is to inform them of the truth that God has

revealed.

"You are clearly the forbearing, the rightly-guided": These
words of the deniers to the Prophet Jethro show his warm, gen-
tle and courteous character and that this was particularly

appreciated by the deniers.

"My people! What do you think?" This expression used by
the Prophet Jethro shows that he calls on the deniers to use
their intelligence and conscience. In other words, he does not
use insistent pressure, but questions their ideas from an oppos-

ing stance and invites them to consider and come to a conclu-
sion based on their own free conscience.

"I do not want to oppose you in what way I am forbid-
ding you". The Prophet Jethro's prohibition here is not

actually a prohibition. He
explains that some acts
are sinful and invites
the people to abandon
them. Moreover, when the
Prophet Jethro says "I do not
want to oppose you", it is

not his purpose to dispute
with the people; he