They journeyed on, and then Moses said to his servant, ‘Give us our lunch! This journey of ours is very tiring,’

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and [the servant] said, ‘Remember when we were resting by the rock? I forgot the fish- Satan made me forget to pay attention to it- and it [must have] made its way into the sea.’ ‘How strange!’

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Moses said, ‘Then that was the place we were looking for.’ So the two turned back, retraced their footsteps

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and found one of Our servants- a man to whom We had granted Our mercy and whom We had given knowledge of Our own

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Moses said to him, ‘May I follow you so that you can teach me some of the right guidance you have been taught?’

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The man said, ‘You will not be able to bear with me patiently

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How could you be patient in matters beyond your knowledge?’

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Moses said, ‘God willing, you will find me patient. I will not disobey you in any way.’

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The man said, ‘If you follow me then, do not query anything I do before I mention it to you myself.’

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They travelled on. Later, when they got into a boat, and the man made a hole in it, Moses said, ‘How could you make a hole in it? Do you want to drown its passengers? What a strange thing to do!’

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He replied, ‘Did I not tell you that you would never be able to bear with me patiently?’

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Moses said, ‘Forgive me for forgetting. Do not make it too hard for me to follow you.’

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And so they travelled on. Then, when they met a young boy and the man killed him, Moses said, ‘How could you kill an innocent person? He has not killed anyone! What a terrible thing to do!’

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