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the spot. Musa [a] was very regret-
ful and prayed to Allah for forgive-
ness. He did not wish to kill the
man. But the crime was very seri-
ous indeed and he had to flee from
Egypt into the deserts that stretched
across the shores of the Red Sea,
into the land of Madyan.
His wanderings in the desert
brought him one day to a watering
place where he saw two maidens
who were finding difficulty in draw-
ing water from the well for their flock
of sheep. Musa [a] went to their
assistance. After helping them he
quenched his own thirst and lay
down to rest under the shade of a
tree nearby.
Later one of the damsels came
back. Approaching shyly, she said
in a soft voice, "
My father is grateful
for what you had done for us. He
invites you to our home so that he
