1 Preface إِنّا أَرسَلنا نوحًا إِلىٰ قَومِهِ أَن أَنذِر قَومَكَ مِن قَبلِ أَن يَأتِيَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌAli Quli QaraiIndeed We sent Noah to his people, [saying,] ‘Warn your people before a painful punishment overtakes them.’