صفحة 161

The only response his people gave was to say [to one another], ‘Drive them out of your town! These men want to keep themselves chaste!’

We saved him and his kinsfolk- apart from his wife who stayed behind-

and We showered upon [the rest of] them a rain [of destruction]. See the fate of the evildoers.

To the people of Midian We sent their brother, Shuayb. He said, ‘My people, serve God: you have no god other than Him. A clear sign has come to you from your Lord. Give full measure and weight and do not undervalue people’s goods; do not cause corruption in the land after it has been set in order: this is better for you, if you are believers.

Do not sit in every pathway, threatening and barring those who believe in God from His way, trying to make it crooked. Remember how you used to be few and He made you multiply. Think about the fate of those who used to spread corruption.

If some of you believe the message I bring and others do not, then be patient till God judges between us. He is the best of all judges.’