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| 18. And WE sent down water from the sky according to a measure, and WE caused it to stay in the earth - and, surely, WE have the power to take it away. 19. And WE produced for you thereby gardens of date-palms and vines; for you therein are abundant fruits; and of them you eat; 20. And a tree which springs forth from Mount Sinai; it produces oil and a source for those who eat. 21. And in the cattle also there is a lesson for you. WE give you to drink of that which is in their bellies and you have in them many other benefits, and of the flesh of some of them you also eat; 22. And on them and on ships you are borne. 23. And WE, certainly, sent Noah to his people, and he said, `O my people, worship ALLAH alone. You have no other god but HIM. Will you not then seek HIS protection ?' 24. And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved, said, `He is only a mortal like yourselves; he seeks to gain superiority over you. And if ALLAH had so willed, HE could have, surely, sent down angels with him. We have never heard of such a thing among our forefathers; 25. `He is but a man stricken with madness; wait, therefore, concerning him for a while.' 26. Noah said, `O my lord, help me, for they treat me as a liar.' 27. So WE directed him by revelation: `Make the Ark under Our eyes and according to Our revelation. And when Our command comes, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou into it two pairs of every species and thy family, except those of them against whom the word has already gone forth. And address ME not concerning those who have done wrong; they shall, surely, be drowned. |
