"Then We will save those who were righteous, and We leave the wicked in it on their knees. And when Our clear revelations were recited to them, those who rejected said to those who believed: "Which of the two groups of ours is more in authority and more prosperous?" And how many generations have We destroyed before them? They had more wealth and more influence."
January 1, 1970
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