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drop into a clinging form, and 23 We sent Noah to his people,
We developed that form into a and he said, ‘My people, worship
lump of flesh, and We developed God; you have no other deity
that lump into bones, and clothed except Him. Will you not fear
the bones with flesh. Then We Him?’ 24 The leaders of his
brought him into being as a new people who denied the truth,
creation—glory be to God, the said, ‘He is only a human being
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best of creators— after this you like yourselves who wants to
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shall surely die. Then you will make himself superior to you. If
be raised up again on the God had wished, He would have
Resurrection Day. sent down angels. We never heard
17 We have created seven paths about this from our forefathers.
above you; We have never been 25 He is only a madman, so, as
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unmindful of Our creation. We far as he is concerned wait for a
sent down water from the sky in while.’
due measure and lodged it in the 26 Noah said, ‘My Lord, help
earth—but if We please, We have me! for they have rejected me,’
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the power to take it away— We 27 then We revealed Our will to
have produced palm-groves and him: ‘Build the Ark under
vineyards for you, in which there Our watchful eye according to
are abundant fruits for you; and Our instructions. When Our
you eat these, 20 also a tree command comes, and waters
growing on Mount Sinai which gush up out of the earth, take on
produces oil and a condiment for board pairs of every species and
those who eat it. 21 You have a members of your household,
lesson in livestock. We provide except for any of them on whom
you with drink from what is in sentence has already been
their bellies, and you have many passed—do not plead with Me
other benefits from them; some for those who have done wrong:
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of them you eat, and you ride they shall be drowned.
on them as you do in ships. 28 When you and all your