THE PROPHETS OF ISLAM Al-Huda Foundation
PROPHET
SHO'AYB
Sho'ayb
was a direct descendant of Ibrahim from his later wife named Quturah.
He was appointed prophet by Allah to the people of Midyan and Aykah, who
lived on the east of Mount Sinai. He was
the father-in-law of Musa, who had taken refuge with him after the Pharaoh of
Egypt had banished him into the Sinai desert.
The
people of Midyan and Aykah cheated on weights and measures.They waylaid caravans
and were corrupt morally. They jeered at
the teachings of Sho'ayb and challenged him to show them what he meant by the
punishment of Allah, if indeed there was such a God. Their insolence reached such heights that Allah sent His wrath upon
them which they had demanded. The people
of Midyan were destroyed by roaring thunder and violent earth quakes.
The people of Aykah were covered with darkness that emitted fire,
destroying most living beings. None
except for a handful of true believers survived these calamities.