(Before this)39 Noah had called on Us.40 Just see how excellent Answerers (of the prayers) We were! We saved him and his household from the great distress41 and made his progeny to be the only survivors42 and left for him praise among posterity. Peace be upon Noah among the people of the world.43 Thus do We reward the righteous. He was indeed one of Our believing servants. Then We drowned the others. And Abraham was the one who followed the way of Noah. When he approached his Lord with a sound heart.44 When he said to his father and his people,45 "What are these things that you worship? Do you seek false gods instead of Allah? What do you think about the Lord of the worlds?"46 Then47 he cast a glance at the stars48 and said, "I am sick."49 So they left him behind and went away.50 In their absence, he stole into the temple of their gods and said, "Why don't you eat?51 What is the matter that you do not even speak?" Then he fell upon them, smiting them with his right hand. (On their return) the people came to him running.52 He said, "Do you worship those that you have yourselves carved? whereas Allah has created you as well as those (things) which you make." They said to one another, "Prepare for him a bonfire and throw him into the blazing flames." They had designed a plan against him, but We defeated them in their plan.53 Abraham said,54 "I shall go to my Lord.55 He will guide me. O my Lord! grant me a son who should be righteous."56 (In answer to this prayer) We gave him the good news of a gentle (clement) son.57 When the boy reached the age to work with him, (one day) Abraham said to him, "My son! I have dreamed that I am sacrificing you.58 Now tell me what you think of it."59 He said, "My dear father, do as you are being commanded.60 You will find me, if Allah so wills, of the patient." At last, when the two had submitted them selves (to Allah) and Abraham had flung his son down on his brow,61 and We called out,62 "O Abraham! You have indeed fulfilled your vision.63 Thus do We reward the righteous.64 This was indeed a manifest trial."65 And We ransomed his son for a great sacrifice,66 and left for him praise among posterity for ever. Peace is upon Abraham. Thus do We reward the righteous. Indeed he was one of Our believing servants; and We gave him the good news of Isaac, a Prophet among the righteous. And we blessed him as well as Isaac.67 Now among their offspring someone is righteous and someone clearly a sinner against his own self.68