THE STORY OF NABI MOOSA IA.S.) INVITING FIR. AUN TO ISLAM

Nabi Moosa (A.S.) said to Fir-aun: "Accept my one plea to you and be blessed with four bounties".
Fir-aun asked: "What is your one plea?"
Nabi Moosa (A.S.) said: "Announce publicly that there is no God save Allah. He is the creator of the
heavenly bodies on high and the stars. Here on earth, He is the creator of men, Shaytaans, linn and
animals. He is also the creator of mountains, the oceans, the forests and the deserts. His Kingdom is
unlimited and He is without equal
and without a likeness. He is the watcher over every person and supervisor over every place in the
universe. He grants sustenance to every living being. He is the keeper of the heavens and the earth. He
creates flowers in plants and is aware of the inner secrets of the hearts of men. He is the Ruler over the rebellious ones and the punisher of them. He is King over every King. His is the right to rule with
authority. And whatever He wishes, He does. No one can oppose Him.
Fir-aun listened to all this and asked: "What are the four things that I will receive in exchange for that?
Perhaps the promise of those things will cause my belief to become weak and through my acceptance
of Islam the locks of unbelief of numerous other souls may be broken and they will also embrace Islam.
Perhaps through these things our land may become green and fertile with the true knowledge of Allah.
Quickly tell me what those four things are, for it is possible that the door towards my Hidaayat will open
up".
Nabi Moosa (A.S.) then through the command of Allah started mentioning to him the four promises. He
said to him: "If you embrace Islam, you will remain in good health always and will never become sick.
You will continue to be desirous of death. (In other words, in accepting Islam you will have formed such
a close contact with Allah that through it you will see the prospects of such a treasure, that you will in
expectancy thereof make all your selfish desires become subject and subordinate to the pleasure and
wishes of Allah. You will be prepared to exert yourself spiritually to such an extent that you will even be
prepared to sacrifice your life. If in someone's house there is a treasure buried, that person will willingly
and with pleasure be prepared to break down that house to get to the treasure. So also the true lovers
and seekers after Allah will be prepared to destroy their lustful desires, in order to attain the pleasure of
Allah and close contact with Him. After this destruction, the great bounty and favour they acquire is the
envy of the whole world. It is only after one tears away the clouds of desire, that the true light of the sun
shines through).
O Fir-aun, just as the worms attacking the vine's green leaves deprive the plants of producing grapes, so
also does this despicable world make you busy with the pleasures of the flesh. But when Allah's bounty
and favour prevails, then you will become wakeful and aware and discard the worldly pleasures and
become busy with the truth. The result will be that every vein and fibre of yours will be filled with the
remembrance of Allah and you will become endowed with the character of Allah.
The third promise is this: At the moment you have one Kingdom at your disposal but after embracing
Islam, you will have two Kingdoms. The Kingdom you now possess was given to you in the time when
you were rebelling against Allah. You can imagine that in your state of obedience to Him what great
gifts you will receive. If you had received so much during the time when you were an unjust one against
His commands, how much will be your prize for obeying Him?
The fourth thing that you will receive is that you will remain forever young and your hair will remain
black. This is but an insignificant bounty in my opinion. It is granted like the promise to a small child to
whom the promise is made: "If you go to the Madrassa, I will give you a walnut". In actual fact, in
comparison with the knowledge that the child is to receive by going to Madrassa, the walnut is
insignificant".
Listening to these promises, Fir-aun's heart became inclined to Islam to a certain extent. He said: "All
right, I shall consult with my wife". ,
He then went to his house to consult with his wife Aasiya (R.A.), who gave him some sound and
wonderful words of advise as Moulana Rumi (RA.) explains in the following chapter.
(Extract From Ma'arif e Mathnavi)