Approximate Abridged Narrative Summary of Prophet Moses
We narrate unto thee (somewhat) of the story of Moses and Pharaoh
with truth, for folk who believe. (3) Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth
and made its people castes. A tribe among them he oppressed, killing their sons
and sparing their women. Lo! he was of those who work corruption. (4) And We
desired to show favour unto those who were oppressed in the earth, and to make
them the inheritors, (5) And to establish them in the earth, and to show
Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts that which they feared from them. (6) And We
inspired the mother of Moses, saying: when thou fearest for him, then cast him
into the river and fear not nor grieve. Lo! We shall bring him back unto thee
and shall make him (one) of Our messengers. (7) And the family of Pharaoh took
him up, that he might become for them an enemy and a sorrow, Lo! Pharaoh and
Haman and their hosts were ever sinning. (8) And the wife of Pharaoh said: (He
will be) a consolation for me and for thee. Kill him not. Peradventure he may
be of use to us, or we may choose him for a son. And they perceived not. (9)
And the heart of the mother of Moses became void, and she would have betrayed
him if We had not fortified her heart, that she might be of the believers. (10)
And she said unto his sister: Trace him. So she observed him from afar, and
they perceived not. (11) And We had before forbidden foster-mothers for him, so
she said: Shall I explain a household who will rear him for you and take care
of him? (12) So We restored him to his mother that she might be comforted and
not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true. But most
of them know not. (13) And when he reached his full strength and was ripe, We
gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus do We reward the good. (14) And he entered
the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men
fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of
his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses
struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing.
Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader. (15) He said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged
my soul, so forgive me. Then He forgave him. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the
Merciful. (16) He said: My Lord! Forasmuch as Thou hast favoured me, I will
nevermore be a supporter of the guilty. (17) And morning found him in the city,
fearing, vigilant, when behold! he who had appealed to him the day before cried
out to him for help. Moses said unto him: Lo! thou art indeed a mere mad. (18)
And when he would have fallen upon the man who was an enemy unto them both, he
said: O Moses! Wouldst thou kill me as thou didst kill a person yesterday? Thou
wouldst be nothing but a tyrant in the land, thou wouldst not be of the
reformers. (19) And a man came from the uttermost part of the city, running. He
said: O Moses! Lo! the chiefs take counsel against thee to slay thee; therefor
escape. Lo! I am of those who give thee good advice. (20) So he escaped from
thence, fearing, vigilant. He said: My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing
folk. (21) And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said: Peradventure my
Lord will guide me in the right road. (22) And when he came unto the water of
Midian he found there a whole tribe of men, watering. And he found apart from
them two women keeping back (their flocks). He said: What aileth you? The two
said: We cannot give (our flocks) to drink till the shepherds return from the
water; and our father is a very old man. (23) So he watered (their flock) for
them. Then he turned aside into the shade, and said: My Lord! I am needy of
whatever good Thou sendest down for me. (24) Then there came unto him one of
the two women, walking shyly. She said: Lo! my father biddeth thee, that he may
reward thee with a payment for that thou didst water (the flock) for us. Then,
when he came unto him and told him the (whole) story, he said: Fear not! Thou
hast escaped from the wrongdoing folk. (25) One of the two women said: O my father!
Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire is the strong, the
trustworthy. (26) He said: Lo! I fain would marry thee to one of these two
daughters of mine on condition that thou hirest thyself to me for (the term of)
eight pilgrimages. Then if thou completest ten it will be of thine own accord,
for I would not make it hard for thee. Allah willing, thou wilt find me of the
righteous. (27) He said: That (is settled) between thee and me. Whichever of
the two terms I fulfil, there will be no injustice to me, and Allah is Surety
over what we say. (28) Then, when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was
travelling with his housefolk, he saw in the distance a fire and said unto his
housefolk: Bide ye (here). Lo! I see in the distance a fire; peradventure I shall
bring you tidings thence, or a brand from the fire that ye may warm yourselves.
(29) And when he reached it, he was called from the right side of the valley in
the blessed field, from the tree: O Moses! Lo! I, even I, am Allah, the Lord of
the Worlds; (30) Throw down thy staff. And when he saw it writhing as it had
been a demon, he turned to flee headlong, (and it was said unto him): O Moses!
Draw nigh and fear not. Lo! thou art of those who are secure. (31) Thrust thy
hand into thy negligee it will come forth white without hurt. And guard thy
heart from fear. Then these shall be two proofs from your Lord unto Pharaoh and
his chiefs. Lo! they are evil-living folk. (32) He said: My Lord! Lo! I killed
a man among them and I fear that they will kill me. (33) My brother Aaron is
more eloquent than me in speech. Therefor send him with me as a helper to
confirm me. Lo! I fear that they will give the lie to me. (34) He said: We will
strengthen thine arm with thy brother, and We will give unto you both power so
that they cannot reach you for Our portents. Ye twain, and those who follow
you, will be the winners. (35) But when Moses came unto them with Our clear
tokens, they said: This is naught but invented magic. We never heard of this
among our fathers of old. (36) And Moses said: My Lord is best aware of him who
bringeth guidance from His presence, and whose will be the sequel of the Home
(of bliss). Lo! wrong-doers will not be successful. (37) And Pharaoh said: O
chiefs! I know not that ye have a god other than me, so kindle for me (a fire),
O Haman, to bake the mud; and set up for me a lofty tower in order that I may
survey the God of Moses; and lo! I deem him of the liars. (38) And he and his
hosts were haughty in the land without right, and deemed that they would never
be brought back to Us. (39) Therefor We seized him and his hosts, and abandoned
them unto the sea. Behold the nature of the consequence for evil-doers! (40) And
We verily gave the Scripture unto Moses after We had destroyed the generations
of old: clear testimonies for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that haply
they might reflect. (43)
(Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri? (95) He said: I
perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of
the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me. (96) (Moses)
said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say: Touch me not! and
lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break for thee. Now look upon thy
god of which thou hast remained a votary. Verily we will burn it [the statue] and will scatter
its dust over the sea. (97) Your God is only Lord of the Worlds, than Whom there is no other
God. He embraceth all things in His knowledge. (98)
But those who do ill-deeds and afterward repent and believe - lo!
for them, afterward, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (153)
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