do not obey those who are given to excess
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do not obey those who are given to excess
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and who spread corruption in the land instead of doing what is right.’
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They said, ‘You are bewitched
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You are nothing but a man like us. Show us a sign, if you are telling the truth.’
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He said, ‘Here is a camel. She should have her turn to drink and so should you, each on a specified day
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so do not harm her, or the punishment of a terrible day will befall you.’
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But they hamstrung her. In the morning they had cause to regret it
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the punishment fell upon them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
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your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
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The people of Lot, too, called the messengers liars
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Their brother Lot said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
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I am a faithful messenger to you
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be mindful of God and obey me
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I ask no reward from you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
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Must you, unlike [other] people, lust after males
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and abandon the wives that God has created for you? You are exceeding all bounds,’
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but they replied, ‘Lot! If you do not stop this, you will be driven away.’
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So he said, ‘I loathe what you do
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Lord, save me and my family from what they are doing.’
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We saved him and all his family
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except for an old woman who stayed behind
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then We destroyed the others
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and poured a rain of destruction down upon them. How dreadful that rain was for those who had been forewarned
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There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
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your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
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