The False Claim of the Quran's Making a Historical Mistake about the Accounts of the Thicket and Midian

Some of the Quranic verses are concerned with the past events, and the destiny of prophets, past nations, historical figures and other historical affairs. Some orientalists emphasize on the inconsistency between the historical accounts of the Quran and the historical accounts of other holy books, including the Bible. One of the instances is the supposition that the Quranic account of the dwellers in the Thicket, people of Midian and their prophet, ''Shuaib'' (a) is considered a historical fault. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the author criticizes the orientalist's claim and concludes that the false claim that the Quran has made a mistake is rejected, citing evidence to back up his idea, and the Quranic account of Midian conforms with that of Bible. The proofs indicate that Midian and Thicket are located in different places and that Shuaib was from Midian but he was selected to deliver his message to these two places. Midian and Thicket were in the western north of Arabian niemimaa at the side of Hijaz- Sham highway.