The Man of Musa's People, Who called for help: In the Quran in Islamic History

In the Quran

In the QuranWho called for help

The Man of Musa's Peopleالذي من شيعته

Before Musa fled to MadyanTraditional date, disputedEgypt

The Israelite whose fight with an Egyptian led to Musa's accidental killing and flight from Egypt.

Musa entered the city and found two men fighting, one of his people and one of his enemy. The Israelite called for help, and Musa struck the Egyptian, who died. Musa repented at once. The next day the same man was fighting again and cried out for help; Musa told him he was clearly a troublemaker, and the secret came out.

What does the Quran say?

He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Quran 28:16

28:15-19

The lesson

Musa called his own blow the work of Shaytan and asked forgiveness straight away.

Who else is linked?

Egypt (Misr)Musa The Man Who Warned Musa Firaun Ancient Egypt

Who lived at the same time?

Musa Harun The Man Who Warned Musa The Old Man of Madyan Safura The Sister of Safura Ramesses II

Source: the Quran

Everyone and everything in the timeline

People named in the Quran and the hadith, the Prophet's ﷺ family and Companions, scholars, rulers, the nations of the Quran, the world's empires and the places where it all happened. Where scholars differ, each entry says so.

The Man of Musa's People, Who called for help