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those who stay behind.’ When path, even though they were
Our messengers came to Lot, he intelligent people.
was troubled and distressed on 39 Korah, Pharaoh, and Haman:
their account. They said, ‘Have Moses came to them with clear
no fear or grief. We shall certainly signs but they were arrogant in
save you and your household, the land. They could not escape
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except your wife—who will be Us. So We seized each one for
among those who stay behind— his sins; some We struck with a
34 We are surely going to bring violent storm; some of them were
down a punishment from heaven overcome by a sudden blast,
on the people of this town some were swallowed up by the
because of their depravities.’ earth and some We drowned.
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Surely the ruins We left of that God did not wrong them: they
city are a clear sign for a people wronged themselves.
who use their reason. 41 Those who take protectors
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To the people of Midian We other than God can be compared
sent their brother Shu‘ayb. He to the spider which builds itself
said, ‘My people, worship God, a cobweb, but the frailest of all
and look forward to the Last structures is the house of the
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Day, and do not commit evil and spider, if they but knew it. God
spread corruption in the land.’ surely knows what they invoke
37 But they rejected him, so the besides Him. He is the Mighty,
earthquake overwhelmed them the Wise One. 43 Such are the
and they were left lying prostrate comparisons We make for
on the ground in their homes. people, but only those understand
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The same happened to the them who have knowledge.
tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud: this 44 God has created the heavens
must be clear to you from their and the earth for a purpose;
ruins. Satan made their actions surely in this there is a sign for
seem good to them, and turned true believers.
them away from the straight 45 Recite what has been