And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O
my people, worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him. There has
come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and
weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption
upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you
should be believers.
And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of
Allah those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And
remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end
of the corrupters.
And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with
which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient
until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges."
Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely
evict you, O Shu'ayb, and those who have believed with you from our city,
or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?"
We would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion
after Allah had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it
except that Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all
things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between
us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give
decision."
And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly
conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I
grieve for a disbelieving people?"
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