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Photos: Prophet Shuaib and the Madian people |
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amatullah |
02/16/04 at 10:31:42 |
[slm] from my email: Long ago a nation colonised in the northern Arabia. This nation had an ancestral link with Madian, the son of Prophet Abraham. The name of the habitation where he resided was also Madian. It was a fertile land which produced rich crops. Most of the people had adopted trade as their profession and earned a lot of money by fair or foul means. They hankered after wealth from dawn to dusk. They used to give short measures and weight to their customers. They were dishonest and deceitful in their dealings. In addition to malpractices in commerce and trade the People indulged in theft, debauchery, fornication and numerous unlawful acts. The abundance of wealth had made those people refractory and wayward. They were not afraid of God even and did whatever they liked. They ignored all moral values. Allah the Almighty sent Prophet Shuaib to them: "And unto Madian We sent their brother Shuaib who said: O' my people! serve Allah, you have no god save Him. There has come to you a manifest sign from your Lord: then give good weight and measure, and be not niggardly of your gifts to men and do not do evils in the earth after it has been righted. That is better for you if you are believers." [Quran 7:83-86] The Madian didnt survive, but their houses did! Take a look! Best pic: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/visitme/Madian%204.jpg Neighbourhood: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/visitme/Madian%2010.jpg |
Re: Photos: Prophet Shuaib and the Madian people |
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timbuktu |
02/16/04 at 17:23:27 |
[slm] thanks for sharing this. I just love such sites. I went to the http://homepage.ntlworld.com/visitme/ page and looked at some more pictures Then I remembered "Petra", made a search and found many entries. The very first one gives a beautiful set of pictures and descriptions: http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/MiddleEast/Jordan/Petra/ and this is a general link: http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/ search for "madian" produced a similar listing, but not readily a page where such a wealth of photos can be found. while at it, one can also search for "Pompeii", it also holds valueable lessons for us. Thanks once again. If someone finds more pictures of these "civilisations", please post the links. |
02/16/04 at 17:34:37 |
timbuktu |
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