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Story18:60–70Juz 15 · 11 verses
Musa Sets Out to Meet a Knowledgeable Servant
Tells how Musa travels with his young servant to the meeting of two seas, loses their fish, and finds a servant given special knowledge by Allah, who lets Musa follow if he asks nothing until it is explained.
TravelersShaytan & IblisPatienceMusaKnowledgeAl-Khidr
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Story18:71–74Juz 15 · 4 verses
The Damaged Ship and the Boy
Tells how the servant makes a hole in a ship and later kills a boy. Musa objects both times, and the servant reminds him he said Musa could not be patient with him.
PatienceMusaKnowledgeAl-Khidr
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Story / Lesson18:75–82Juz 16 · 8 verses
The Righteous Servant Explains His Actions
Musa questions the servant a third time after he repairs a wall for an unwelcoming town, so they part. The servant then explains the ship, the boy and the wall, saying he did not act on his own.
OrphansParentsPoor & NeedyPatienceMusaDivine Decree (Qadar)KnowledgeAl-Khidr