Rub El Hizb 65

His people’s arrogant leaders said, ‘Shuayb, we will expel you and your fellow believers from our town unless you return to our religion.’ He said, ‘What! Even if we detest it

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If we were to return to your religion after God has saved us from it, we would be inventing lies about Him: there is no way we could return to it- unless by the will of God our Lord: in His knowledge He comprehends everything. We put our trust in God. Our Lord, expose the truth [and judge] between us and our people, for You are the best judge.’

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The disbelieving leaders among his people said, ‘You will certainly be losers if you follow Shuayb’

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an earthquake seized them: by the next morning they were lying dead in their homes

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it was as if those who had rejected Shuayb had never lived there; it was those who had rejected Shuayb who were the losers

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so he turned away from them, saying, ‘My people, I delivered my Lord’s messages to you and gave you sincere advice, so why should I grieve for people who refused to believe?’

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Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We afflicted its [disbelieving] people with suffering and hardships, so that they might humble themselves [before God]

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and then We changed their hardship into prosperity, until they multiplied. But then they said, ‘Hardship and affluence also befell our forefathers,’ and so We took them suddenly, unawares

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If the people of those towns had believed and been mindful of God, We would have showered them with blessings from the heavens and earth, but they rejected the truth and so We punished them for their misdeeds

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Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by night, while they are asleep

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Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by day, while they are at play

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Do they feel secure against God’s plan? Only the losers feel secure against God’s plan

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Is it not clear to those who inherit the land from former generations that We can punish them too for their sins if We will? And seal up their hearts so that they cannot hear

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We have told you [Prophet] the stories of those towns: messengers came to them, and clear signs, but they would not believe in what they had already rejected- in this way God seals the hearts of disbelievers

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We found that most of them did not honour their commitments; We found that most of them were defiant

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After these, We sent Moses to Pharaoh and his leading supporters with Our signs, but they rejected them. See the fate of those who used to spread corruption

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Moses said, ‘Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds

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duty-bound to say nothing about God but the truth, and I have brought you a clear sign from your Lord. Let the Children of Israel go with me.’

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He said, ‘Produce this sign you have brought, if you are telling the truth.’

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So Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it was a snake, clear to all

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and then he pulled out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for all to see

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The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer

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He means to drive you out of your land!’ Pharaoh said, ‘What do you suggest?’

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They said, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities

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to summon every learned sorcerer to you.’

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The sorcerers came to Pharaoh and said, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’

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and he replied, ‘Yes, and you will join my inner court.’

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So they said, ‘Moses, will you throw first or shall we?’

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He said, ‘You throw,’ and they did, casting a spell on people’s eyes, striking fear into them, and bringing about great sorcery

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