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Shuayb

Brother of the People of Madyan · شعيب
Islam

Shuayb, peace be upon him, was sent to the people of Madyan, and the Quran names him in ten verses. He called them to worship Allah alone and to deal justly in measure and weight. His story is known to us through the Quran, which is the final measure of what is told about him.

Named in the Quran
1.
Quran 7:85
“And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu’ayb. He said, ‘O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.”
Sent to Madyan, he calls them to worship Allah and to give full measure and weight.
2.
Quran 7:88
“Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, ‘We will surely evict you, O Shu’ayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion.’ He said, ‘Even if we were unwilling?’”
The arrogant threaten to evict him and those who believed with him.
3.
Quran 7:90
“Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, ‘If you should follow Shu’ayb, indeed, you would then be losers.’”
They warn their people that following Shu’ayb would make them losers.
4.
Quran 7:92
“Those who denied Shu’ayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shu’ayb - it was they who were the losers.”
Those who denied Shu’ayb are described as the ones who were the losers.
5.
Quran 11:84
“And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu’ayb. He said, ‘O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, but indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an all-encompassing Day.”
He repeats the call to worship Allah and not to decrease the measure.
6.
Quran 11:87
“They said, ‘O Shu’ayb, does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!’”
They ask whether his prayer commands them to leave what their fathers worshipped.
7.
Quran 11:91
“They said, ‘O Shu’ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected.’”
They say they do not understand much of what he says, and would have stoned him if not for his family.
8.
Quran 11:94
“And when Our command came, We saved Shu’ayb and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us. And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone”
When Allah’s command came, Shu’ayb and those with him were saved by mercy.
9.
Quran 26:177
“When Shu’ayb said to them, ‘Will you not fear Allah?”
He asks them, “Will you not fear Allah?”
10.
Quran 29:36
“And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu’ayb, and he said, ‘O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.’”
He calls them to worship Allah, expect the Last Day, and not spread corruption.
His people in the Quran

The Quran’s account of his people

The final word
Quran 7:86
“And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allah those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters.”
Quran 7:89
“We would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion after Allah had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision.’”
Quran 11:85
“And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.”
Quran 11:88
“He said, ‘O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...? And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allah. Upon him I have relied, and to Him I return.”
Quran 15:78–79
“And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers. So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.”
Commentators link the companions of the thicket with the people Shu’ayb was sent to; see 26:176–177, where he speaks to them.
Quran 26:181
“Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.”
Quran 26:183
“And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.”
Preview draft. Quran quotations follow the Sahih International translation; all will be checked against sources before publishing.