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Allah informs us that a number of prophets
lived during the same period. For example, the
Prophet Aaron (pbuh) supported his brother, the
Prophet Moses (pbuh), in his struggle with
Pharaoh and in relaying the Divine message to the
Children of Israel. The Prophet Jacob (pbuh) and
the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) also were honored by
Allah with prophethood during the same period.
The Prophet Abraham (pbuh) and the
Prophet Lot (pbuh) lived in the same region.
Although they lived among different people, they
still supported one another. Our Lord reveals that:
He [Abraham] said: "You have adopted idols
apart from Allah as tokens of mutual affec-
tion in this world. But then, on the Day of
Resurrection, you will reject one another and
curse one another. The Fire will be your shel-
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