{"id":586,"date":"2013-09-26T12:11:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T12:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=586"},"modified":"2014-09-26T12:21:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T12:21:32","slug":"musa-nabi-as-arrival-at-the-valley-of-tuwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/misbah\/qesasalanbiyah\/musa-nabi-as-arrival-at-the-valley-of-tuwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup> &#8211; Arrival at the valley of Tuwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoaib Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0impressed with Musa Nabi\u2019s<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0honesty and nobility gave him an offer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>He said, &#8220;I would like to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine on condition that you work for me for eight full years. If you complete ten, that is up to you. I do not want to be hard on you. You will find me, God willing, to be one of the righteous.&#8221; He (Musa) said, &#8220;That is agreed between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I fulfil, there will be no injustice done to me. God is Guardian over what we say.&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an, 28: 27-28)<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0accepted the proposal of Shoaib Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0and honouring the agreement he stayed in Midian for many years. At the end of the appointed time, Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0and his family left Midian. On their journey, Musa saw a fire in the distance on the mountain of <em>Toor<\/em> (Mount Sinai).<\/p>\n<p>In one <em>\u2018ayat<\/em> Allah<sup>TA<\/sup>\u00a0relates the incident thus:<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Musa had fulfilled the appointed term and had set off with his family, he noticed a fire from one side of the Mount Toor. He said to his family, &#8220;Stay here, I can see a fire. Hopefully I will bring you back some news from it or a burning branch from the fire so that you will be able to warm yourselves.&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an, 28: 29)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0went up to the fire on the mountain. It was there that he received the first revelation from Allah. The Quran states,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then when he reached it, a voice called out, &#8220;Musa! I am your Lord. Take off your sandals. You are in the holy valley of Tuwa. I have chosen you, so listen well to what is revealed. I am Allah. There is no god but Me, so worship Me and establish prayer to remember Me.&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an, 20: 11-14)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After assuring Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0that the voice he heard belonged to his lord, Allah<sup>TA<\/sup>\u00a0asked him about his staff:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;What is that in your right hand, Musa?&#8221; He said, &#8220;It is my staff. I lean on it and beat down leaves for my sheep with it and have other uses for it.&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an, 20: 17-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0was then instructed to throw down his staff. Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0obeyed and lo it slithered like a snake. This frightened Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0and as he turned around to leave, Allah<sup>TA<\/sup>\u00a0reassured him:<\/p>\n<p><strong>He said, &#8220;Take hold of it and have no fear. We will return it to its original form.&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an, 20: 21)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allah<sup>TA<\/sup>\u00a0then gave Musa a second miracle:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Put your hand inside your shirt front. It will emerge pure white yet quite unharmed\u2026 (Qur&#8217;an, 28: 32)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allah<sup>TA<\/sup>\u00a0gave Musa Nabi<sup>AS<\/sup>\u00a0the two miracles as an assurance that Allah\u2019s guidance and help were always with him, especially in his fight against the Pharoah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoaib NabiAS\u00a0impressed with Musa Nabi\u2019sAS\u00a0honesty and nobility gave him an offer: He said, &#8220;I would like to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine on condition that you work for me for eight full years. If you complete ten, that is up to you. 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