QASAS UN NABIYEEN VOLUME 4

CHAPTER THREE

و الى مدين أخاهم شعيباً

VOCABULARY

Commodity, commerce	سلع	We narrated	حكينا
In addition to, moreover	زيادة الى ذلك	Boulevard, street	جادة
Weight, balance, scale	ميزان	Trade route	الجادة التجارية
measure	مكيال	Detract, make deficient	ينقصون
measure	كيل	Make deficient	يطفٌفون
caravans	قافلة قوافل	Confront, expose	يتعرضون
frighten	يخيفون	threaten	يتوعدون
Give in full	اوفوا	encompassing	محيط
Do not create disaster, do not cause havoc	لا تعثوا	Do not decrease	لا تبخسوا

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF CHAPTER THREE

And to Madyan their brother Shoiab (peace be upon him)

And what we have narrated to you from the stories of the Prophets (peace be upon them) is not all that Allah SWT has narrated in the Quran from their stories and tales. There are stories in the Quran other than these.

In it is the story of the prophet of Allah SWT, Shoaib (pbuh) whom Allah SWT sent to Midian and the people of Aika. These people were businessmen and tradesmen who did business along the big trade route between Yemen and Syria, and between Iraq and Egypt along the coast of the Red Sea.

They used to associate partners with Allah SWT like the other communities in all times to whom the prophets were sent. Moreover, they would not give full measure in their weights and scales and would detract from the commodities they sold. They would waylay the caravans and threaten and frighten them. They created mischief in the land like the rich and the strong who had no hope of reward (for good behavior) or fear of punishment.

So Allah SWT sent to them His messenger Shoaib (pbuh) who would call out to them, warn them and tell them:

“And unto Midian (We sent) their brother Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him! And give not short measure and short weight. Lo! I see you well-to-do, and lo! I fear for you the doom of a besetting Day.

O my people! Give full measure and full weight in justice, and wrong not people in respect of their goods. And do not evil in the earth, causing corruption.”

Pickthall’s translation: Sura Hud verse 84 and 85