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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE
BENEFICENT THE MERCIFUL
And We revealed to Mosa's mothers,
saying: Give him suck, then when you fear
for him, cast him into the river and do not
fear nor grieve; surely We will bring him back
to you and make him one of the apostles.
And Firon's
(pharaoh) family took him up that he
might be an enemy and a grief for them;
surely Firon (pharaoh) and Haman and their hosts were
wrongdoers.
And Firon's
(pharaoh) wife said: A refreshment
of the eye to me and to you; do not slay
him; maybe he will be useful to us, or we may
take him for a son; and they did not
perceive.
And the heart of Mosa's mother was
free (from anxiety) she would have almost
disclosed it had We not strengthened her
heart so that she might be of the believers.
And she said to his sister: Follow him
up. So she watched him from a distance
while they did not perceive,
And We ordained that he refused to
suck any foster mother before, so she said:
Shall I point out to you the people of a
house who will take care of him for you, and
they will be benevolent to him?
So We gave him back to his mother
that her eye might be refreshed, and that
she might no grieve, and that she might know
that the promise of Allah is true, but most
of them do not know.
And when he attained his maturity
and became full grown, We granted him
wisdom and knowledge; and thus do We
reward those who do good (to others).
And he went into the city at a time
of unvigilance on the part of its people, so
he found therein two men fighting, one being
of his party and the other of his foes, and he
who was of his party cried out to him for
help against him who was of his enemies, so
Mosa struck him with his fist and killed him.
He said: This is on account of the Shaitan's(devil)
doing; surely he is an enemy, openly leading
astray.
He said: My Lord! surely I have done
harm to myself, so do You protect me. So
He protected him; surely He is the Forgiving,
the Merciful.
He said: My Lord! because
You has
bestowed a favor on me, I shall never be a
backer of the guilty.
And he was in the city, fearing,
awaiting, when lo! he who had asked his
assistance the day before was crying out to
him for aid. Mosa said to him: You are most
surely one erring manifestly.
So when he desired to seize him who
was an enemy to them both, he said: O
Mosa! do you intend to kill me as you killed a
person yesterday? You desire nothing but
that you should be a tyrant in the land, and
you do not desire to be of those who act
aright.
And a man came running from the
remotest part of the city. He said: O Mosa!
surely the chiefs are consulting together to
slay you, therefore depart (at once); surely I
am of those who wish well to you.
So he went forth therefrom, fearing,
awaiting, (and) he said: My Lord! deliver me
from the unjust people.
And when he turned his face towards
Madyan, he said: Maybe my Lord will guide
me in the right path.
And when he came to the water of
Madyan, he found on it a group of men
watering, and he found besides them two
women keeping back (their flocks). He said:
What is the matter with you? They said: We
cannot water until the shepherds take away
(their sheep) from the water, and our father
is a very old man.
So he watered (their sheep) for
them, then went back to the shade and said:
My Lord! surely I stand in need of whatever
good You may send down to me.
Then one of the two women came to
him walking bashfully. She said: My father
invites you that he may give you the reward
of your having watered for us. So when he
came to him and gave to him the account, he
said: Fear not, you are secure from the
unjust people.
Said one of them: O my father!
employ him, surely the best of those that
you can employ is the strong man, the
faithful one.
He said: I desire to marry one of
these two daughters of mine to you on
condition that you should serve me for eight
years; but if you complete ten, it will be of
your own free will, and I do not wish to be
hard to you; if Allah please, you will find me
one of the good.
He said: This shall be (an agreement)
between me and you; whichever of the two
terms I fulfill, there shall be no wrongdoing
to me; and Allah is a witness of what we say.
So when Mosa had fulfilled the term,
and he journeyed with his family, he
perceived on this side of the mountain a
fire. He said to his family: Wait, I have seen a
fire, maybe I will bring to you from it some
news or a brand of fire, so that you may
warm yourselves.
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