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feared you; but My Lord hath given Me wisdom and
hath made Me one of His Apostles.'" And elsewhere
He--may He be blessed and exalted--saith: "And
He entered a city at the time when its inhabitants
would not observe Him, and found therein two men
fighting, the one, of His own people; the other, of
His enemies. And he who was of His own people
asked His help against him who was of His enemies.
And Moses smote him with His fist and slew him.
Said He: `This is a work of Satan; for he is an enemy,
a manifest misleader.' He said: `O my Lord! I have
sinned to mine own hurt, forgive me.' So God forgave
Him; for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
He said: `Lord! because Thou hast showed me this
grace, I will never again be the helper of the wicked.'
And in the city at noon He was full of fear, casting
furtive glances round Him, and lo, the man whom He
had helped the day before, cried out to Him again
for help. Said Moses to him: `Thou art plainly a
most depraved person.' And when He would have
laid violent hands on him who was their common
foe, he said to Him: `O Moses! Dost Thou desire to
slay me, as thou slewest a man yesterday? Thou desirest
only to become a tyrant in this land, and
desirest not to become a peacemaker.'" Thine ears
and thine eyes must needs now be cleansed and sanctified,
that thou mayest be able to judge with fairness
and justice. Moses Himself, moreover, acknowledged
His injustice and waywardness, and testified
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