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ⅩⅩⅩⅦ, 73-98. Noah did call upon us, and a gracious answer did we give ; and we saved him and his people from a mighty trouble ; and we made his seed to be the survivors; and we left for him amongst posterity ‘ peace upon Noah in the worlds; verily, thus do we reward those who do well ; verily, he was of our believing servants.’  Then we drowned the others.

And, verily, of his sect was Abraham ; when he came to his Lord with a sound heart ; when he said to his father and his people, ‘ What is it that ye serve ? with a lie do ye desire gods beside God ? What then is your thought respecting the Lord of the worlds ?’

And he looked a look at the stars and said, ‘Verily, I am sick !’ and they turned their backs upon him fleeing. And he went aside unto their gods and said,‘ Will ye not eat ? What ails you that ye will not speak ?’ And he went aside to them smiting with the right hand.

And they rushed towards him. Said he, ‘ Do ye serve what ye hew out, when God has created you, and what ye make ?’

Said they, ‘Build for him a pyre, and throw him into the flaming hell !’ They desired to plot against him, but we made them inferior. Said he, ‘ Verily, I am going to my Lord, He will guide me. My Lord ! grant me (a son), one of the