Shuaib, Shoaib or Shuʿayb (Arabic: شعيب‎, IPA: [ʃuʕajb]; meaning: "who shows the right path"), was an ancient Midianite Nabi (Prophet) in Islam. He is sometimes identified with the Biblical Jethro. He is mentioned in the Quran a total of 11 times. He is believed to have lived after Ibrahim (Abraham), and Muslims believe that he was sent as a prophet to a community: the Midianites, who are also known as the Aṣḥāb al-Aykah ("Companions of the Wood"), since they used to worship a large tree. To the people, Shuaib proclaimed the straight path and warned the people to end their fraudulent ways. When the community did not repent, Allāh (God) destroyed the community.