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theAll—knowing.'
'Messengers,' said Ibrahim, 'what is your errand? '
They replied: 'We are sent forth to a wicked nation, so that we may
bring down on them (a shower) of clay—stones marked by your Lord
for the destruction of the sinful.'
We saved all the faithful in the town—We found in it but one
household of true believers—and left therein a sign for those who fear
Our woeful punishment.
In Musa, too, (there was a sign). We sent him forth to Pharaoh with
clear authority, but he turned his back, he and his nobles, saying: 'He is
either a sorcerer or a madman.' So We seized him and his warriors and
cast them into the sea. Indeed, he was an evil—doer.
And in (the fate of) Aad (there was another sign). We let loose on
thema blightingwindwhich blew into dust all that it swept before it.
And in (the people of) Thamoud (was another sign). They were told
to take their ease awhile, but they disobeyed the command of their
Lord. The thunderbolt struck them whilst they were looking on; they
could not get up, nor could they save themselves.
And before them (We destroyed) the people of Nuh. They too were
impious men.
We built the heaven with Our might, giving it a vast expanse, and
stretched the earth beneath it. Gracious is He who spread it out.And all
thingsWemade in pairs, so that youmay give thought.
Therefore seek Allah. I am a warner to you from Him. Set up no
other gods besidesAllah. I ama warner to you fromHim.
Thus whenever an apostle came to those that flourished before
them they cried: ' Sorcerer! ' or 'Madman! ' Have they handed down this
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THE SCATTERING WINDS
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