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....THE
TRIBE OF NOAH
....From the time of Hazrat Adam
to that of Hazrat Noah, except for a few individual acts, there
were no sins that were committed throughout the society and no
pervert beliefs were followed.
....The people who lived in this
most natural and calmest of times were healthy, strong, and peaceful.
The worshipping of idols and statutes started in the tribe of
Noah. The people of Noah made statues of Wedd, Suwa,
Yeghus, Yauk, and Nasr in order to commemorate
them. Allah Almighty sent Noah in order to guide them to the truth.
He informs us:
...."Certainly We sent Noah to
his people, so he said: O my people! Serve Allah, you have no
god other than Him; surely I fear for you the chastisement of
a grievous day." (Araf, 59)
....Hazrat Noah told his people to
worship Allah Almighty alone and not to bow down before any other
gods, like the statutes they idolized:
...."The chiefs of his people
said: Most surely we see you in clear error." (Araf, 60)
....When those who idolized these
man-made statutes, and thus committing a great error, accused
Noah of being in error;
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