One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire in the strong, the trustworthy. — Al Qasas 28:26

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قَالَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْأَمِينُ

One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire in the strong, the trustworthy.

Al Qasas 28:26

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“One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire in the strong, the trustworthy.”

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Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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