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They will not escape on earth, and there will be no one other than God to protect them. Their punishment will be doubled. They could not hear, and they did not see.

It is they who will have lost their souls, and what they invented will have deserted them.

There is no doubt they will be the ones to lose most in the life to come.

But those who believed, did good deeds, and humbled themselves before their Lord will be companions in Paradise and there they will stay.

These two groups are like the blind and the deaf as compared with those who can see and hear well: can they be alike? How can you not take heed?

We sent Noah to his people to say, ‘I have come to you to give a clear warning:

worship no one but God. I fear you will have torment on a painful Day.’

But the prominent disbelievers among his people said, ‘We can see that you are nothing but a mortal like ourselves, and it is clear to see that only the vilest among us follow you. We cannot see how you are any better than we are. In fact, we think you are a liar.’

He said, ‘My people, think: if I did have a clear sign from my Lord, and He had given me grace of His own, though it was hidden from you, could we force you to accept it against your will?