23 Preface وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا نوحًا إِلىٰ قَومِهِ فَقالَ يا قَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلٰهٍ غَيرُهُ ۖ أَفَلا تَتَّقونَYusuf Ali(Further, We sent a long line of prophets for your instruction).1 We sent Noah to his people:2 He said, “O my people! worship God. Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?”3The material gifts having been mentioned, which we receive from a wise and kindly Providence, our attention is now directed to God’s Providence in spiritual matters. He sent Teachers to instruct and guide us, and though they were mocked, rejected, and accused of falsehood and selfishness, they were protected by God, and God’s Truth at length prevailed.“People” here is almost equivalent to “contemporaries”.Cf. 7:59. To fear God is to lead righteous lives and eschew evil.