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˹Eventually,˺ Noah cried, “My Lord! They have certainly persisted in disobeying me, and followed ˹instead˺ those ˹elite˺ whose ˹abundant˺ wealth and children only increase them in loss,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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and who have devised a tremendous plot,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’1

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Those ˹elite˺ have already led many astray. So ˹O Lord˺, only allow the wrongdoers to stray farther away.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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So because of their sins, they were drowned, then admitted into the Fire. And they found none to help them against Allah.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Noah had prayed, “My Lord! Do not leave a single disbeliever on earth.

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For if You spare ˹any of˺ them, they will certainly mislead Your servants, and give birth only to ˹wicked˺ sinners, staunch disbelievers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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My Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house in faith, and ˹all˺ believing men and women. And increase the wrongdoers only in destruction.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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