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And inform them ˹O Prophet˺ about Abraham’s guests

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who entered upon him and greeted ˹him with˺, “Peace!” He ˹later˺ said, “Surely we are afraid of you.”1

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They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid! Surely we give you good news of a knowledgeable son.”

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He wondered, “Do you give me good news despite my old age? What unlikely news!”

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They responded, “We give you good news in all truth, so do not be one of those who despair.”

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He exclaimed, “Who would despair of the mercy of their Lord except the misguided?”

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He ˹then˺ added, “What is your mission, O  messenger-angels?”

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They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people.

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As for the family of Lot, we will certainly deliver them all,

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except his wife. We have determined that she will be one of the doomed.”

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