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DISBELIEVING NATIONS











                        s said earlier, rebellious and malevolent chiefs of
                        disbelievers were found in every society and
              A throughout history. Having grown arrogant, these
              people rejected Allah' s messengers, who had been sent to
              summon them to the right path. Nevertheless, before the
              torment they would eventually suffer in Hell, they
              encountered severe affliction also in this world.
                  In this section of the book we will examine such nations
              as referred to in the Qur' an, and see how they responded to
              their respective messengers.


                  People of Nuh (as)

                  The chiefs of the people of Nuh (as) were excessively
              proud, as was the case with many other nations in history.
              When Nuh (as) summoned them to the religion of Allah, very
              few followed him. Still, Nuh (as) never despaired of saving
              them from the torment of the afterlife. But, despite all his
              efforts, his people responded to him in the following manner:

                  The chiefs of those of his people who were disbelievers
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