SHO’AYB
Sho’ayb was a direct descendant of Abraham from his later wife named Quturah. God appointed him prophet to the people of Midyan and Aykah who lived in the east of Mount Sinai. He was the father-in-law of Moses who had taken refuge with him after the Pharaoh of Egypt had banished him into the Sinai desert.
The people of Midyan and Aykah cheated on weights and measures. They waylaid caravans and were morally corrupt. They jeered at the teachings of Sho’ayb and challenged him to show them what he meant by the punishment of God, if indeed there was such a God. Their insolence reached such heights that God sent His wrath upon them which they had deserved. The people of Midyan were destroyed by roaring thunder and violent earthquakes. The people of Aykah were covered with darkness that emitted fire, destroying most living beings. None except a handful of true believers survived these calamities.
References: The Qur’an: Sura A’araf, Hud, Hajar, Shu’ra’ and
A’nkaboot.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 