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And unto (the
tribe of) Thamud (We
sent) their brother Salih. He
said: O my people! Serve Allah, You have no other God save Him. He
brought you forth from the earth and has made you husband it. So ask
forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo, my Lord is Nigh,
Responsive. |
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They said: O Salih! You have been among
us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost you ask us not
to worship what our fathers worshipped? Lo! we verily are in grave
doubt concerning that to which you call us. |
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He said: O my people! Bethink you:
if I am (acting)
on clear proof from my Lord and there has come unto me a mercy from
Him, who will save me from Allah if I disobey Him? You would add to
me naught save perdition. |
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O my people! This is the camel of Allah,
a token unto you, so suffer her to feed in Allah's earth, and touch
her not with harm lest a near torment seize you. |
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But they hamstrung her, and then he
said: Enjoy life in your dwelling place three days! This is a threat
that will not be belied. |
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So, when Our commandment came to pass,
We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us,
from the ignominy of that day. Lo, your Lord! He is the Strong, the
Mighty. |
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And the (Awful)
Cry overtook those who did wrong, so that morning found them prostrate
in their dwellings, |
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As though they had not dwelt there.
Lo! Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for Thamud! |
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And Our messengers came unto Abraham
{Ibrahim}
with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed
not to bring a roasted calf. |
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And when he saw their hands reached
not to it, he mistrusted them and conceived a fear of them. They said:
Fear not! Lo! we are sent unto the folk of Lot. |
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And his wife, standing by, laughed
when We gave her good tidings (of
the birth) of Isaac, and, after
Isaac, of Jacob {Ya'qub}. |
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She said: Oh, woe is me! Shall I bear
a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man?
Lo! this is a strange thing! |
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They said: Wonder you at the commandment
of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people
of the house! Lo! He is Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory! |
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And when the awe departed from Abraham
{Ibrahim},
and the glad news reached him, he pleaded with Us on behalf of the
folk of Lot. |
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Lo! Abraham {Ibrahim}
was mild, imploring, penitent. |
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(It was said)
O Abraham {Ibrahim}!
Forsake this! Lo! your Lord's commandment has gone forth, and lo!
there comes unto them a doom which cannot be repelled. |
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And when Our messengers came unto Lot,
he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This
is a distressful day. |
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And his people came unto him, running
towards him and before then they used to commit abominations. He said:
O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware
of Allah, and degrade me not in
(the person of) my guests. Is
there not among you any upright man? |
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They said: Well you know that we have
no right to your daughters, and well you know what we want. |
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He said: Would that I had strength
to resist you or had some strong support (among
you)! |
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(The messengers)
said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of your Lord; they shall not reach
you. So travel with your people in a part of the night, and let not
one of you turn round (all)
save your wife. Lo! that which smites them will smite her
(also).
Lo! their tryst is (for)
the morning. Is not the morning nigh? |
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So when Our commandment came to pass
We overthrew (that township)
and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another, |
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Marked with fire in the providence
of your Lord (for the destruction
of the wicked). And they are
never far from the wrong-doers. |
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And unto Midian (We
sent) their brother Shueyb.
He said: O my people! Serve Allah. You have no other God save Him!
And give not short measure and short weight. Lo! I see you well to
do, and lo! I fear for you the doom of a besetting Day. |
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O my people! Give full measure and
full weight in justice, and wrong not people in respect of their goods.
And do not evil in the earth, causing corruption. |
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That which Allah leaves with you is
better for you if you are believers; and I am not a keeper over you. |
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They said: O Shueyb! Does your way
of prayer command you that we should forsake that which our fathers
(used to)
worship, or that we (should
leave off) doing what we will
with our own property. Lo! you are the mild, the guide to right behavior. |
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He said: O my people! Bethink you:
if I am (acting) on
a clear proof from my Lord and He sustains me with fair sustenance
from Him (how can I concede
aught to you)? I desire not
to do behind your backs that which I ask you not to do. I desire naught
save reform so far as I am able. My welfare is only in Allah. In Him
I trust and unto Him I turn (repentant). |
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And, O my people! Let not the schism
with me cause you to sin so that there befall you that which befell
the folk of Noah and the folk of Hud, and the folk of Salih; and the
folk of Lot are not far off from you. |
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Ask pardon of your Lord and then turn
unto Him (repentant).
Lo! my Lord is, Merciful, Loving. |
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