22.41 . Those who , if We give them power in the land , establish worship and pay the poor due and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity . And Allah ' s is the sequel of events .
22. 22.42 . If they deny thee ( Muhammad ) , even so the folk of Noah , and ( the tribes of ) Aad and Thamud , before thee , denied ( Our messengers ) ;
22. 22.43 . And the folk of Abraham and the folk of Lot ;
22. 22.44 . ( And ) the dwellers in Midian . And Moses was denied ; but I indulged the disbelievers a long while , then I seized them , and how ( terrible ) was My abhorrence!
22. 22.45 . How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful , so that it lieth ( to this day ) in , and ( how many ) a deserted well and lofty tower!
22. 22.46 . Have they not travelled in the land , and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind , but it is the hearts , which are within the bosoms , that grow blind .
22. 22.47 . And they will bid thee hasten on the Doom , and Allah faileth not His promise , but lo! a Day with Allah is as a the sand years of what ye reckon .
22. 22.48 . And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Than I grasped it . Unto Me is the return .
22. 22.49 . Say : O mankind! I am only a plain warner unto you .
22. 22.50 . Those who believe and do good works , for them pardon and a rich provision ;
