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servant! He turned constantly to taste it—a scalding, dark, foul
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his Lord. a fluid, and other such torments.
45 Remember Our servants 59 [And they will say to one
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— another: ‘Do you see] this crowd
possessors of strength and vision. of people rushing headlong to
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We chose them for a special join you?’ ‘No welcome to them!
[purpose]—proclaiming the Indeed, they are headed for the
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message of the Hereafter: and, fire!’ 60 They will say to them,
in Our sight they were indeed ‘You are not welcome! It was
among the select, the truly good! you who brought this on us, an
48 Remember [Our servants] evil place to stay,’ 61 adding,
Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhu’l-Kifl. ‘Our Lord, give double
Each of them was among the punishment to those who brought
just. this upon us.’ 62 And they will
49 This is a Reminder. The say, ‘How is it that we do not see
righteous shall have a good place [here any of the] men whom we
to return to: 50 the Gardens of used to count among the wicked,
eternity with gates thrown wide 63 [and] whom we made the target
open to them. 51 They will be of our derision? Or are they here,
comfortably seated; reclining,
a Job (Ayyub) was an Israeli prophet
they will call for abundant fruit probably some time in the ninth
and drink; 52 with them, they
century B.C. According to the Bible
will have pure, modest women (Job, 1:20-22), he was initially very
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of an equal age. This is what rich. He was blessed with farms, cattle,
you were promised on the Day of houses, children, etc., to such an extent
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Reckoning: Our provision for that it was said that nobody was his
you will never be exhausted. peer in the entire East. In spite of this,
55 But the arrogant will have however, Job was a very grateful and
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the worst return: they will burn, faithful person. His life set an example
of how a person may remain humble
in Hell, an evil resting place— and modest, in spite of being blessed
57 all this will be theirs; let them with great wealth and honour.