DAY 138: A'raf 85-93

• And to the people of Midian We sent their brother Shu’aib. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah—you have no other god except Him. A clear proof has already come to you from your Lord. So give just measure and weight, do not defraud people of their property, nor spread corruption in the land after it has been set in order. This is for your own good, if you are ˹truly˺ believers.And do not lie in ambush on every road—threatening and hindering those who believe in Allah from His Path and striving to make it ˹appear˺ crooked. Remember when you were few, then He increased you in number. And consider the fate of the corruptors! If some of you do 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 of his people threatened, “O Shu’aib! We will certainly expel you and your fellow believers from our land, unless you return to our faith.” He replied, “Even if we hate it? We would surely be fabricating a lie against Allah if we were to return to your faith after Allah has saved us from it. It does not befit us to return to it unless it is the Will of Allah, our Lord. Our Lord has encompassed everything in ˹His˺ knowledge. In Allah we trust. Our Lord! Judge between us and our people with truth. You are the best of those who judge.” The disbelieving chiefs of his people threatened, “If you follow Shu’aib, you will surely be losers!” Then an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them and they fell lifeless in their homes. Those who rejected Shu’aib were ˹wiped out˺ as if they had never lived there. Those who rejected Shu’aib were the true losers.
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      Economic Corruption = Spiritual Disease
          Fraud in trade reflects a diseased heart (cf. modern corporate greed).
      Arrogance Leads to Ruin
          The elites’ pride blinded them to truth (like Iblis in 7:12).
      Allah’s Punishment is Sudden
          No delay when the "term" expires (cf. 7:34).
  
      Contrast with A’raf (7:46–48): The people of Madyan, like those in Hell, blamed others but were self-destructive.
      Parallel to Adam’s Story: Both show how arrogance (Iblis/Madyan elites) leads to downfall.
  
  Shu’ayb’s people rejected his call to economic justice and monotheism, arrogantly threatening him—until a divine earthquake erased them, proving that corruption and oppression invite swift destruction.
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