People of Midian — أَهْل مَدْيَن
اہل مدین
Also known as: Midianites
Path — Deviated Path | گمراہی
Reason: Cheated in weights and measures, robbed travelers, rejected Shuayb; destroyed by the earthquake
Story — English
The people of Midian who cheated in weights and measures and engaged in highway robbery. Their prophet Shuayb called them to business ethics and justice. They rejected him. The earthquake destroyed them — ‘and the people of Midian — the people of Shuayb were destroyed, and Musa’s destination was also Midian’ (29:36-37 context).
کہانی — اردو
مدین کے لوگ جو ناپ تول میں کمی اور ڈاکہ زنی کرتے تھے۔ شعیب کو جھٹلایا۔ زلزلے نے ہلاک کیا۔
Lessons from the Quran
- Business ethics are a religious obligation — their violation destroys communities
- Economic injustice left uncorrected accumulates into divine punishment