We sent Noah to his people21 and he lived among them for a thousand years save fifty.22 Consequently, the Flood overtook them while they persisted in wickedness.23 Then We rescued Noah and those in the Ark24 and made it an object of warning for the people of the world.25 And (We) sent Abraham,26 when he said to his people “Worship Allah and fear Him,27 this is better for you only if you know it. Those whom you worship instead of Allah are mere idols, and you are forging a lie.28 In fact, Those whom you worship, besides Allah, have no power to give you any sustenance. Ask Allah for sustenance, and worship Him alone and be grateful to Him, for to Him you will be returned.29 And if you deny, many a nation before you also have denied (the Truth),30 and the Messenger's only responsibility is to convey the message clearly. Have31 these people never seen how Allah originates the creation, and then repeats it? Surely this (repetition) is easier for Allah.32 Say to them, "Go about in the earth and see how He has begun the creation; then Allah will recreate life: surely Allah has power over everything.33 He may punish whom He wills and show mercy to whom He wills; to Him you shall be turned back. You can neither make (Him) helpless in the earth nor in the heaven,34 and you have no patron and helper to save you from Allah.35 Those who have denied Allah's Revelations and their meeting with Him, have despaired of My Mercy,36 and they will have a painful punishment.