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Shuayb
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Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb (, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite prophet in Islam and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuaib is sometimes identified with the Hebrew biblical Jethro, Moses's father-in-law. Shuaib is mentioned in the Quran 11 times. He is believed to have lived after Ibrahim (Abraham), and Muslims believe that he was sent as a prophet to the Midianites, who are also known as the Aṣḥāb al-Aykah ("Companions of the Wood") for their worship of a large tree. To the Midianites, Shuaib proclaimed the "straight path", warning them to end
Key facts
- Religious biography.religion
- Islam
- Religious biography.honorific_prefix
- Prophet
- Religious biography.name
- Shuaib
- Religious biography.image
- Chester Beatty T 414 fol 90 r Shuaib in prayer while the people are punished by God.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Shuaib in prayer while the people are punished by God.
- Religious biography.honorific_suffix
- Alayhi as-Salam
- Religious biography.native_name
- شُعَيْب Jethro
- Religious biography.native name lang
- ar
- Religious biography.office1
- Prophet of Islam
- Religious biography.predecessor1
- Ayyub
- Religious biography.successor1
- Musa
- Religious biography.relatives
- Issachar
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Midian
- Place of death
- Mahis
- Occupation
- prophet of Islam
- Position held
- prophet of Islam
- Image
- Chester Beatty T 414 fol 90 r Shuaib in prayer while the people are punished by God.jpg
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- Shuaib
- canonization status
- saint
- replaced by
- Moses in Islam
- name in native language
- شعيب
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Historical context
- Discussion on identification with Jethro
- Narrative in the Quran
- Parallels with other prophets
- Claimed burial places of Shuayb
- Wādī Shuʿayb, Jordan
- Galilee, Israel
- Guriyeh, Iran
- See also
- References
- External links
Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb (, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite prophet in Islam and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuaib is sometimes identified with the Hebrew biblical Jethro, Moses's father-in-law. Shuaib is mentioned in the Quran 11 times. He is believed to have lived after Ibrahim (Abraham), and Muslims believe that he was sent as a prophet to the Midianites, who are also known as the Aṣḥāb al-Aykah ("Companions of the Wood") for their worship of a large tree. To the Midianites, Shuaib proclaimed the "straight path", warning them to end their fraudulent ways. When the community did not repent, God destroyed the community.
Alongside Hud, Salih, and Muhammad, Shuaib is understood by Muslims as one of the four Arabian prophets sent by God. Ibn Kathir stated that he was known by Muslims as "the eloquent preacher amongst the prophets" because he was, according to tradition, granted talent and eloquence in his language.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shuayb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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