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We have left this as a sign; but will any take heed? How terrible was
My punishment andwarnings?
We havemade the Quran easy to remember: but will any take heed?
Aad, too, denied (their apostle). I warned them, and then how stern
was My punishment and My warnings? On a day of unremitting woe,
We let loose on them a howling wind which snatched them off as
though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees. I warned them, and
then how sternwasMy punishment andMywarnings?
We havemade the Quran easy to remember: but will any take heed?
Thamoud, too, disbelieved Our warnings. They said. 'Are we to
follow a man who stands alone among us? We would surely then fall
into error and madness. Did he alone among us receive this warning?
He is indeed a foolish liar.'
(To him We said): 'Tomorrow they shall know who is the foolish
liar. We are sending to them a she-camel, that We may put them to the
proof. Observe them closely and have patience. Tell them that the
water is to be divided between (her and) them and that every share of
the water should be attended.'
They called their friend, who took a knife and slew her. I warned
them, and then how stern was My punishment and warnings! ThenWe
sent against them one cry and they became like the dry twigs of the
sheep-fold builder.
We havemade the Quran easy to remember: but will any take heed?
The people of Lut disbelieved Our warnings.We let loose on them a
stone-charged whirlwind which destroyed them all, except the house
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