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To the Thamud People (We
sent) Salih, one of their own
brethren. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah: you have no other
god but Him. It is He Who has produced you from the earth and settled
you therein: then ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in
repentance): for my Lord in
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near, ready to answer." |
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They said: "O Salih! you have
been of us!--a center of our hopes hitherto! Do you (now)
forbid us the worship of what our fathers worshipped? But we are really
in suspicious (disquieting)
doubt as to that to which you invite us." |
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He said: "O my people! Do you
see?--if I have a Clear (Sign)
from my Lord and He has sent
Mercy unto me from Himself--who then can help me against Allah if
I were to disobey Him? What then would you add to my (portion)
but perdition? |
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"And O my people! this she-camel
of Allah is a symbol to you: leave her to feed on Allah's
(free)
earth, and inflict no harm on her, or a swift Penalty will seize you! |
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But they did hamstring her. So he said:
"Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days: (then
will be your ruin): there is
a promise not to be belied!" |
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When Our Decree issued, We saved Salih
and those who believed with him, by (special)
Grace from Ourselves--and from the Ignominy of that Day. For your
Lord--He is the Strong One, and Able to enforce His Will. |
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The (mighty)
Blast overtook the wrongdoers, and they lay prostrate in their homes
before the morning-- |
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As if they had never dwelt and flourished
there. Ah! behold! for the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher!
Ah! behold! Removed (from sight)
were the Thamud! |
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There came Our Messengers to Abraham
with glad tidings. They said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!"
and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. |
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But when he saw their hands went not
towards the (meal),
he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They
said: "Fear not: we have been sent against the people of Lut." |
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And his wife was standing (there),
and she laughed: but We gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after
him, of Jacob. |
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She said: "Alas for me! Shall
I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an
old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!" |
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They said: "Do you wonder at Allah's
decree? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, O you people
of the house! For He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!" |
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When fear had passed from (the
mind of) Abraham and the glad
tidings had reached him, he began to plead with Us for Lut's people. |
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For Abraham was, without doubt forbearing
(of faults),
compassionate, and given to look to Allah. |
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O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree
of your Lord has gone forth: for them there comes a Penalty that cannot
be turned back! |
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When Our Messengers came to Lut, he
was grieved on their account and felt himself powerless (to
protect) them. He said: "This
is a distressful day." |
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And his people came rushing towards
him, and they had been long in the habit of practicing abominations.
He said: "O my people! Here are my daughters: they are purer
for you (if you marry)!
Now fear Allah, and cover me not with shame about my guests! Is there
not among you a single right-minded man?" |
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They said: "Well do you know we
have no need of your daughters: indeed you know quite well what we
want!" |
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He said: "Would that I had power
to suppress you or that I could betake myself to some powerful support." |
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(The Messengers)
said "O Lut! we are Messengers from your Lord! By no means shall
they reach you! Now travel with your family while yet a part of the
night remains, and let not any of you look back: but your wife
(will remain behind):
to her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is their time
appointed: is not the morning nigh?" |
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When Our decree issued, We turned (the
cities) upside down, and rained
down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer-- |
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Marked as from your Lord: nor are they
ever far from those who do wrong! |
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To the Madyan people (We
sent) Shu’aib one of their own
brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah: you have no other
god but Him. And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity,
but I fear for you the Penalty of a Day that will compass (you)
all round. |
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"And O my people! give just measure
and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their
due: commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief. |
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"That which is left you by Allah
is best for you, if you (but)
believed! But I am not set over you to keep watch!" |
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They said: "Oh Shu'aib! does your
(religion of)
prayer command you that we leave off the worship which our fathers
practiced, or that we leave off doing what we like with our property?
Truly, you are the one that forbears with faults and is right-minded!" |
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He said: "O my people! see you
whether I have a Clear (Sign)
from my Lord, and He has given me sustenance (pure
and) good as from Himself? I
wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do.
I only desire (your)
betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in
my task) can only come from
Allah; in Him I trust, and unto Him I look. |
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"And O my people! let not my dissent
(from you)
cause you to sin, lest you suffer a fate similar to that of the people
of Noah or of Hud or of Salih, nor are the people of Lut far off from
you! |
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"But ask forgiveness of you Lord,
and turn unto Him (in repentance):
for my Lord is indeed Full of mercy and loving-kindness." |
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