We sent Noah to his people:24 he said, "O my people, worship Allah alone; you have no other deity than Him. Are you not afraid (of shirk)?"25 Those of the chiefs of his people, who had rejected his Message, said, "This person is no more than a human being like yourselves.26 By this, he merely intends to obtain superiority over you.27 Had Allah willed, He would have sent down angels.28 Since the time of our forefathers we have never heard (that a human being came as a Messenger). Obviously this man is possessed: wait a little more: (may be he is cured)" . Noah prayed, "Lord, help me against these people for they have treated me as an impostor".29 At this, We revealed to him: Build an ark under Our supervision, according to Our instructions. Then, when Our Command comes and "at-Tannur"30 begins to boil up, take aboard a pair of every species of animals, and also the members of your own family except those against whom the judgment has already been passed; and do not plead with Me for the workers of iniquity, for they are doomed to be drowned. Then, when you have boarded the ark along with your companions, say, "Praise be to Allah Who has delivered us from the wicked people",31 and pray, "Lord, let my landing from this ark be at a blessed place, for Thou art the best of harborers".32 There are many Signs in this story,33 and We always put people to the test.34 After them We raised a people of another generation.35 Then We sent to them a Messenger from among themselves, (who said,) "Worship Allah alone: you have no other deity than Him. Are you not afraid (of disbelief)?" Those of the chiefs of his people, who had rejected the Message and denied the life in the Hereafter and whom We had given prosperity in this worldly life,36 said, "This person is no more than a human being like yourselves, for he eats of what you eat and drinks of what you drink. Now if you submit to a human being like yourselves, you shall indeed be losers.37 What! does he tell you that after you are dead and turned into dust and become mere bones, you shall be brought out alive (from graves)? Impossible! Just impossible is that which you are being threatened with. There is no other life than this worldly life. We will live here and die here and will not be raised up again. This man is merely an impostor, who is inventing lies in the name of Allah,38 and we are not going to believe in what he says".