| Some accepted the invitation and others did not | This plant grows from the water that comes down from the sky |
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| Then he sent a messenger to invite the people to his food | But while they were in that frame of mind, a thunderbolt or a severe, cold storm came to it |
Verily, the parable of the life of the world is as the water which We send down from the sky; so by it arises the intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat: until when the earth is clad in its adornments and is beautified, and its people think that they have all the powers of disposal over it, Our command reaches it by night or by day and We make it like a clean-mown harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday! It dried its leaves and spoiled its fruits.
25| Whosoever responds to your call enters Islam | The expression Dar al-salam which literally means the 'Abode of Peace', stands for Paradise, whose inhabitants shall be secure against every calamity, loss, sorrow or suffering |
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| Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir recorded this | Thus do We explain the Ayat in detail for the people who reflect |
But later it becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter.
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