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Have fear ofAllah and followme.'
They replied: 'Are we to believe in you when the lowest of the low
are your followers? '
'I have no knowledge of what they may have done, said Nuh. 'My
Lord alone can bring them to account. Would that you understood! I
will not drive away the true believers. I am sent only to give plain
warning.'
'Nuh,' they replied, 'desist, or you shall be stoned to death.'
He said: 'Lord, my people have denied me. Judge openly between
me and them. Saveme and the believers who are withme.'
We delivered him and those who were with him in the laden Ark,
and overwhelmed the others with the Flood.
Surely in that there was a sign; yet most of themdo not believe.
Your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful. Aad, too, disbelieved
their apostles. Their compatriot Hud had said to them: 'Will you not
have fear ofAllah? I am indeed you trueApostle. FearAllah then and
followme. For this I demand of you no recompense; none can reward
me except the Lord of the Creation. Will you build a monument on
every hill? Vain is your work. You raise strong fortresses, hoping that
you may last for ever. When you exercise your power, you act like
cruel tyrants. Have fear of Allah, and follow me. Fear Him who has
given you all the things you know. He has given you flocks and
children, gardens and fountains. Truly I fear for you the torment of a
fateful day.'
They replied: 'It is the same whether you preach or not. That with
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