H A Z R AT S H U ’A I B (Peace be u pon h i m )
H A Z R AT S H U ’AI B A S AN D H AZ R AT A BRA HA M A S : In the Holy Quran Hazrat Shu’aibas has been mentioned as the ‘brother’ of Midian, hence the inference is inevitable that he was a descendent of Hazrat Abraham, Midian being the son of the Patriarch from his third wife, Keturah.2 Location of ancient Midian 3
H A Z R AT S H U ’AI B A S AN D M O SES A S :
Hazrat Shu’aibas was a non-Israelite Prophet who lived before Mosesas. Some commentators think that Hazrat Shu’aibas was the father-in-law of Hazrat Mosesas. According to the Bible the name of the father-in-law of Hazrat Mosesas is Jethro (Exod. 3:1). Jethro and Shu’aib cannot be the same person, nor can Shu’aib be the father-in-law of Moses as the Holy Qur’an mentions both at several places, however nowhere in the Holy Qur’an is there a slightest hint that the two are the same person. To further support this view, nowhere has the father-in-law of Moses been referred to as a Prophet of God. Furthermore, the Qur’an speaks of Mosesas as having been raised after Shu’aibas, so he could not be his contemporary. MARYAM JUL-SEP 2018
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