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that they turned away from Him. Such was their ingratitude that they
and their forefathers had built ornate temples and worshiped
Waddan, Suwa'an, Yaghutha, Ya'uqa or Nasra and carved idols to
represent them.
To be a priest in such a temple meant power, respect and influence in
the community and so when Noah started to preach against their
gods they and their followers felt threatened and became outraged.
Their tremendous wealth had turned them to be proud and arrogant
so they were under the false impression that their prosperity was due
entirely to their own making and not that of Allah.
It was a sad state of affairs, all except a very few of its citizens were
corrupt idolaters and justice was hard, if not impossible, to find unless
you happened to be a friend of a wealthy city elder or priest. If you
were poor you could not expect to receive your rights but you could
be sure that you would be treated as if you had no worth.
and their forefathers had built ornate temples and worshiped
Waddan, Suwa'an, Yaghutha, Ya'uqa or Nasra and carved idols to
represent them.
To be a priest in such a temple meant power, respect and influence in
the community and so when Noah started to preach against their
gods they and their followers felt threatened and became outraged.
Their tremendous wealth had turned them to be proud and arrogant
so they were under the false impression that their prosperity was due
entirely to their own making and not that of Allah.
It was a sad state of affairs, all except a very few of its citizens were
corrupt idolaters and justice was hard, if not impossible, to find unless
you happened to be a friend of a wealthy city elder or priest. If you
were poor you could not expect to receive your rights but you could
be sure that you would be treated as if you had no worth.