When the wife of Imran gave birth to a daughter, she had already vowed to God that her unborn child would be offered to Him. She was disappointed not to have a male, but the Lord told her,
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Allah sent Noah to his people and asked him to tell them to worship none but the One, who was the Creator of all. He was also told to warn them that [Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim] ’stern retribution will overtake them’ if they did not heed his call. The nobles among them refused to believe him. They said:
Lot lived among a people who practiced naked lewdness; they went lustfully after men instead of women. God chose him as His messenger to tell them to give up their perversity and fear Him. He told them:
[Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim] My people, ask forgiveness of your Lord and repent for your evil ways. [27:55]
But instead of listening to him, they jeered at him, calling him and his family [Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim] ‘these despicable, puritan folk’. They hounded them out of the town. God rescued all of them except Lot’s wife, who turned back and descided to be with the unbelievers. suddenly a rain of fire and stones fell on the inhabitants of the place and they were destroyed. The Quran reminds:
[Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim] In your travels either by morning light or the fain glimmer of the fall of night you can see their ruins as you pass by. [37:136-138]
To the industrious and hardworking people belonging to the tribe of Aad, God sent Hud as His messenger. He told them:
Joseph was the eleventh of the twelve sons of Jacob. One day, he told his father that in a dream he had seen eleven stars, the suna and the moon prostrating before him. Jacob realized that Joseph, who had always impressed him as a noble and gentle soul, was blessed by God. Sensing the greatness that lay ahead of his son, Jacob became more protective of him and asked him not to narrate his dream to his brothers, who, out of jealousy, might try to harm him. He told his son: