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answered, ‘Rather this biggest to them the doing of good,
one of them did it. Ask them, if observance of prayer and the
they can speak.’ giving of alms and Us alone did
64 Then they turned to one they worship.
another and said, ‘It is you 74 To Lot We gave wisdom and
yourselves who are in the wrong,’ knowledge and delivered him
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then they hung their heads, from the city which practiced
and said, ‘O Abraham! You know abomination. They were indeed
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they cannot speak.’ Abraham a wicked people. We admitted
said, ‘So, do you worship him to Our mercy; he was a
something instead of God that righteous man.
can neither benefit you nor harm 76 Before him Noah cried out
you? 67 Shame on you and on to Us, and We heard his prayer.
whatever you worship instead of We saved him and all his
God. Can you not understand?’ household from a great distress.
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They said, ‘Burn him and We helped him against his
help your deities, if you are people who rejected Our
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resolved to do something.’ But revelations. They were surely a
We said, ‘Fire! Be cool and a wicked people, so We drowned
means of safety for Abraham.’ them all.
70 They had sought to do him 78 Tell of David and Solomon
harm, but We frustrated them. who both passed judgement on
71 And We saved him and Lot the field into which some
[and brought them] to a land people’s sheep had strayed [and
which We had blessed for all grazed] at night. We bore witness
people, 72 We bestowed Isaac to their judgement. 79 We gave
and then Jacob on him as an Solomon the right understanding
additional boon and We made all of the matter, and We bestowed
of them righteous. 73 We made wisdom and knowledge on both
them leaders who guided people of them. We caused the
by Our command. We revealed mountains and the birds to