ABSTRACT
And we sent unto Midian [Medyen] their brother Sho’eyb. 250 assert His unity. Ye have no other deity but Him. And give not short measure and weight. Verily I see you [to be] in a state of prosperity that placeth you above the need of doing so ; and verily I fear for you, if ye believe not, the punishment of a day that will encompass you with destruction. And, O my people, give full measure and weight with equity; and diminish not unto men aught of their things nor commit injustice in the earth, acting corruptly, by murder or other offences. The residue of God (His supply that remaineth to you after the completion of the measure) will be better for you than diminution, if ye be believers. And I am not a guardian over you, to recompense you for your actions: I have only been sent as an admonisher.– They replied, in mockery, O Sho’eyb, do thy prayers com-mand thee that we are to leave what our fathers wor-shipped, or cease to do with our riches what we please ?
