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And Qarunand Firaunﱃﱄand HamanAnd certainlycame to themMusawith clear evidencesbut they were arrogantinthe earthand notthey couldoutstrip Us(39)

˹We˺ also ˹destroyed˺ Korah, Pharaoh, and Hamân. Indeed, Moses had come to them with clear proofs, but they behaved arrogantly in the land. Yet they could not escape ˹Us˺.

29:40

So eachWe seizedﱒﱓfor his sinThen of them(was he) whoWe senton hima violent stormand of them(was he) whoseized himthe awful cryand of them(was he) whoWe caused to swallowhimthe earthand of them(was he) whoﱤﱥWe drownedAnd notwasAllahto wrong thembutthey werethemselvesdoing wrong(40)

So We seized each ˹people˺ for their sin: against some of them We sent a storm of stones, some were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast, some We caused the earth to swallow, and some We drowned. Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

29:41

(The) example(of) those whotakebesidesbesidesAllahprotectors(is) likethe spiderwho takesﱹﱺa houseAnd indeedthe weakest(of) houses(is) surely (the) houseﱿﲀ(of) the spiderif (only)theyknow(41)

The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a spider spinning a shelter. And the flimsiest of all shelters is certainly that of a spider, if only they knew.1

29:42

IndeedAllahknowswhatthey invokebesides Himbesides HimanyﲍﲎthingAnd He(is) the All-Mightythe All-Wise(42)

Allah surely knows that whatever ˹gods˺ they invoke besides Him are ˹simply˺ nothing. For He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

29:43

And theseexamplesWe set forthﲖﲗto mankindbut notwill understand themexceptthose of knowledge(43)

These are the parables We set forth for humanity, but none will understand them except the people of knowledge.

29:44

Allah createdAllah createdthe heavensand the earthﲡﲢin truthIndeedinthat(is) surely a Signfor the believers(44)

Allah created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. Surely in this is a sign for the people of faith.

29:45

Recitewhathas been revealedto youofthe Bookand establishﲰﲱthe prayerIndeedthe prayerpreventsfromthe immoralityﲷﲸand evil deedsand surely (the) remembrance(of) Allahﲻﲼ(is) greatestAnd Allahknowsﲿwhatyou do(45)

Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, ˹genuine˺ prayer should deter ˹one˺ from indecency and wickedness. The remembrance of Allah is ˹an˺ even greater ˹deterrent˺. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows what you ˹all˺ do.