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And of the evil ones (subdued We
unto him) some who dived (for pearls) for him and did other work, and We were
warders unto them.
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And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying):
Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most
Merciful of all who show mercy.
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Then We heard his
prayer and removed that adversity from which he suffered, and We gave him his
household (that he had lost) and the like thereof along with them, a mercy from
Our store, and a remembrance for the worshippers;
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And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and
Dhu’l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
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And We brought them in
unto Our mercy. Lo! they are among the righteous.
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And (mention) Dhu’n-Nun, when he went off in
anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he
cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no God save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
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Then we heard his prayer and saved him from the
anguish. Thus we save believers.
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And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My
Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
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Then We heard his
prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for
him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good
deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto
Us.