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Sura 11
Aya 40
40
حَتّىٰ إِذا جاءَ أَمرُنا وَفارَ التَّنّورُ قُلنَا احمِل فيها مِن كُلٍّ زَوجَينِ اثنَينِ وَأَهلَكَ إِلّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيهِ القَولُ وَمَن آمَنَ ۚ وَما آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلّا قَليلٌ

Ali Quli Qarai

When Our edict came and the oven gushed [a stream of water], We said, ‘Carry in it a pair1 of every kind [of animal], along with your family —except those [of them] against whom the edict has already been given— and those who have faith.’ And none believed with him except a few.
  • That is, male and female. Cf. 23:27.