Islamic Guidance

Moses had been gone for forty days and his people were becoming restless, for they did not know that Allah had extended his time by a further ten days. Samiri, a man who was inclined towards evil, suggested that they find themselves another guide, as Moses had broken his promise. He said to them: "In order to find true guidance, you need a god, and I shall provide one for you."

Allah revealed to Musa that he should strike the sea with his rod. Upon this, “it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain.” at the moment when Fir’awn saw such a miracle, he should have understood that there was something extraordinary about the situation, and that he was seeing Divine intervention. But what did fir’awn do?

The dialogue between Musa AS and Pharaoh - Musa AS wanted his brother to be his companion in prophethood and on this unsafe mission to confront Pharaoh because Harun AS was strong and trustworthy, he was also an articulate, persuasive speaker.  Whenever a person stands with his brother united in a common sense of purpose, united in their worship of God, united in righteousness they are unbeatable against even the most formidable enemy. See what happened.

Our story now begins sometime after Musa AS had completed his contract with his father-in-law. He was traveling somewhere with his family when he saw a fire in the distance. He went to explore in the hope that he might get information or be able to bring back a firebrand for his family to use. When Musa AS approached the bush that was burning, he heard a voice coming from it. The voice commanded Musa AS to remove his shoes because he was in a sacred valley. The voice identified itself as Allah and reminded Musa AS to serve Him and to keep up his prayers. The voice told Musa AS that Allah had made him one of the chosen ones. See what happens next.

When Musa’s mother become pregnant, the normal signs of pregnancy did not show on her. When she gave birth, she became fearful. So, Allah the Highest stated: “And We inspired to the mother of Moses, ‘Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, we will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers. (Al-Qasas 28:7).

Pharaoh [Firoun] was an Egyptian king, the Egyptians believed pharaoh to be intermediary between the gods and the world of men. As a divine ruler, the pharaoh was the saviour of the God-given order, he was responsible for his people’s economic and spiritual welfare and disburse justice to his subjects.

Prophet Shuaib, known in Biblical literature as Jethro, is one of only four Arab prophets mentioned by name in the Quran. The Quran tells us that Prophet Shuaib was from the people of Midian, and it was there that Moses found refuge. For the most part they led a happy and prosperous life due to the bounties from God.   However instead of being grateful they wanted to accumulate more and would lie and cheat in order to do so. They moved far away from the religion of God.

Almighty Allah called Yunus to preach to the people of Nineveh. Nineveh was a great city, the capital of Assyria, and it had become a very wicked place. Yunus went to the people there and told them to give up their bad ways and to turn, instead, to Allah. But they wouldn’t listen to him and so Yunus left them. This is the first very human touch in the story of Yunus. Even though he was a prophet, Yunus was still a man and he stormed off out of the city when he didn’t achieve what he had hoped. See what happened next.

Dhul-Kifl is considered by Muslims to be a prophet of Islam. But there are also a number of Muslims who believe that he was simply a righteous man mentioned in the Qur'an but not a prophet. It is believed that he lived for roughly 75 years.

Despite all the difficulties, Ayub (AS) was patient, persevering, and grateful. He was also constantly engrossed in the remembrance of Allah Taala day and night. It was after years of forbearance and difficulty that Ayyub (AS) wife told him “Oh Ayyub why don’t you ask Allah to help you”. He replied “I lived for seventy years in prosperity why shouldn’t I be patient for the sake of Allah for seventy years.” Watch to see the full story of Ayyub [AS].