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By the Quran, full of reminder, the deniers are lost in pride. They wonder that a warner came from among them, call him a magician and a liar, and ask how the gods could be made into one God. Do they own the treasures of Allah’s mercy? Nations before them denied, and only one blast awaits. The Prophet ﷺ is told to be patient and remember Dawud, with whom the mountains and birds glorified Allah. Two disputants climb into his prayer chamber over 99 ewes and one. Dawud realises he is being tested, seeks forgiveness and bows down. He is told to judge with truth and not follow desire. Sulayman’s fine horses are paraded before him until the sun has set. He is tested and turns back in repentance, asking for a kingdom no one after him would have. The wind and the jinn are placed at his service. Ayyub calls out from his suffering and is told to strike the ground with his foot, and a spring comes out to wash and drink. Ibrahim, Ishaq, Ya‘qub, Isma‘il, Al-Yasa and Dhul-Kifl are remembered too. Gardens wait for the righteous, while in Hell the followers and leaders curse one another. Then the first day: Allah creates a human from clay and the angels bow, but Iblis refuses, saying, “I am better than him.” He is given time until the Last Day and swears to mislead all except Allah’s sincere servants. The Prophet ﷺ asks no reward, and they will know the truth of this message after a time.