Madyan sent to Shu'ayb

And to the people of Midian, We sent their brother Shu’ayb. He said, “O my people, worship Allah, you have no Allah but Him. A clear sign has come to you from your Lord. So, give full measure and weight, and do not cheat people of their due. Do not spread corruption in the land after it has been set right. This is better for you, if you are truly believers.”

The people of the Wood denied the messengers.

Shu’ayb said to them, “Will you not be mindful?

I am a faithful messenger to you.

So be mindful of Allah and obey me.

“What remains with Allah is better for you, if you are believers. I am not a guardian over you.”

I ask no payment from you, my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

Give full measure, and do not cheat.

Weigh with honest scales.

Do not defraud people of their rights, nor spread corruption in the land.

Be mindful of the One who created you and the generations before you.”

“Do not lurk on every road, threatening and turning people away from Allah’s path, seeking to make it crooked. Remember when you were few, and He increased you. So, observe how the fate of the corrupt unfolded.”

“If some of you believe in what I have been sent with, while others do not, then be patient until Allah judges between us, He is the best of judges.”

The arrogant chiefs among his people said, “O Shu’ayb, we will surely expel you and those who believe with you from our town unless you return to our way.” He said, “Even if we detest it?”

They said, “O Shu’ayb, does your prayer command us to abandon what our ancestors worshipped or to stop managing our wealth as we please? You are surely gentle and wise.”

“If we were to return to your way after Allah has saved us from it, we would be inventing lies against Him. It is not for us to return to it unless Allah wills. Our Lord encompasses all things in knowledge. In Him we trust. Our Lord, judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the best of judges.”

They said, “You are merely one of those bewitched.

You are just a man like us, and we think you are lying.

But the disbelieving chiefs among his people said, “If you follow Shu’ayb, you will surely be ruined.”

He said, “O my people, consider this: If I stand upon clear proof from my Lord and He has granted me good provision, should I not guide you? I do not wish to do what I forbid you from. I only seek reform as much as I can. My success depends on Allah, I place my trust in Him, and to Him I turn.”

They said, “O Shu’ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and we see you as weak among us. Were it not for your family, we would have stoned you, you have no power over us.”

So, make a piece of the sky fall upon us, if you are truthful.”

He said, “My Lord knows best what you do.”

He said, “O my people, is my family more important to you than Allah? You have turned your backs on Him. My Lord encompasses all that you do.”

“O my people, act as you will, and I will act. Soon you will know who will face a humiliating punishment and who is a liar. So, wait, I too am waiting.”

Then an earthquake seized them, and they lay lifeless in their homes.

But they rejected him, and so the punishment of the day of the ominous cloud overtook them. It was truly the torment of a dreadful day.

Those who rejected Shu’ayb were wiped away, as if they had never lived there. Those who rejected Shu’ayb were the true losers.

So he turned away from them, saying, “O my people, I delivered my Lord’s message and advised you sincerely. How can I grieve for a people who rejected the truth?”

Surely in this is a sign, but most of them do not believe.

As if they had never lived there. Away with Midian, just as Thamud was removed!