Verse 71:1
We sent Noah to his people, 'Warn your people before an awful doom comes to them.'
We sent Noah to his people, 'Warn your people before an awful doom comes to them.'
He said, 'O My people! I am a plain warner to you,
That you serve God and be mindful of Him. Now, do pay heed to me.
He will then protect you from the detriment of trailing behind in humanity and respite you until a term appointed. When the term appointed by God comes, it cannot be delayed, if you but knew this.'
He said, 'My Lord! I have been calling unto my people night and day.
But my call only increases their fleeing.
When I call unto them that You grant them protection against the detriment of their misdeeds, they thrust their fingers in their ears and veil themselves in their garments. And they persist in this behavior glorifying them in pride. [11:5, 71:10]
Then I called unto them aloud.
I addressed them in gatherings and spoke to them individually in private.
And I have said, 'Seek forgiveness of your Lord. He is ever Forgiving. ['Ghafarah' = Helmet = Protection. Forgiveness in the context indicates halting the behavior that is detrimental to the society, and turning to Divine Guidance in order to protect oneself from the logically harmful consequences of evil deeds]
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