| But to reach Midian he had to pass through Egyptian territories; avoiding the Egyptian police and military posts on the way | Then the queen of Ethiopia, who was a wife to Moses in name only, said to the people, "Why should this stranger continue to rule over you '? That is why the Prophet Moses had headed for Midian after leaving Egypt, because that was the nearest free and inhabited land |
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| English - Sahih International : And when he directed himself toward Madyan he said "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way"• A clear proof of this story's being absurd is that according to it Assyria northern Iraq in those days was under Ethiopia, and the Prophet Moses and the Ethiopian king, his predecessor, had led military campaigns to crush the Assyrian revolts | Then he came to Midian and met with the events being mentioned below |
Allah mengutus malaikat yang membawa tongkat, lalu malaikat itu memimpin Nabi Musa menuju ke negeri Madyan.
| The Midianites who inhabited the eastern and western coasts of the Gulf of 'Agabah were free from Egyptian influence and authority | Indonesia - Bahasa Indonesia : Dan tatkala ia menghadap kejurusan negeri Madyan ia berdoa lagi "Mudahmudahan Tuhanku memimpinku ke jalan yang benar"• " At this the people of Ethiopia deposed him and made him many rich presents and dismissed him with great honours |
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| Nevertheless, the Christian and the Jewish orientalists are never ashamed of asserting that the Qur'an has plagiarized the Israelite traditions for its narratives | Swahili - Al-Barwani : Na alipo elekea upande wa Madyana alisema Asaa Mola wangu Mlezi akaniongoa njia iliyo sawa• |
| This indicates how imperfect was the Israelites' knowledge of their own history, and how the Qur'an corrects their errors and presents thetrue facts in their pure form | Now anybody who has a little acquaintance with the history and geography can have a look at the map and see things for himself |
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| Somali - Abduh : Markuu U jahaystay madyan Xaggeedana wuxuu yidhi wuxuu u Dhawyahay Eebahay inuu igu Hanuuniyo jidka Toosan• Egypt did not have control over the whole of the Sinai Peninsula but only on its western and southern parts | Assyria could be under Ethiopian domination and have been attacked by the Ethiopian army only in case Egypt and Palestine and Syria had been under its subjugation, or the whole of Arabia under its sway, or, at least the Ethiopian navy so powerful as to have conquered 'Iraq across the Indian ocean and the Persian Gulf |
That is why he prayed to God to put him on the right track which should take him to Midian safely.
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