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39But He answered and said unto them, "An evil and

adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shallno sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the

w a e s e y, so s a t e on o an e t ree ays anthree nights in the heart of the earth.

41The men of Nineveh shall rise in the Judgment with thisgeneration and shall condemn it, because they repented

at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater thanJonah is here.


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Daniel is not mentioned in the Quran


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Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's interdict: 'Hast thounot signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man withinthirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?' The king answered and

said: 'The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.'6,14Then answered they and said before the king: 'That Daniel, who is of the children ofthe captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed,but maketh his petition three times a day.' 6,15Then the king, when he heard these words,was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he laboured till the

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king, and said unto the king: 'Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, thatno interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.' 6,17Then the kingcommanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the kingspoke and said unto Daniel: 'Thy God whom thou servest continually, He will deliver thee.'6,18And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed itwith his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed

concerning Daniel. 6,19Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting;neither were diversions brought before him; and his sleep fled from him. 6,20Then theking arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 6,21Andwhen he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a pained voice; the king spokeand said to Daniel: 'O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servestcontinually, able to deliver thee from the lions?' 6,22Then said Daniel unto the king: 'Oking, live for ever! 6,23 My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, andthey have not hurt me; forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and alsobefore thee, O king, have I done no hurt.'


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And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn) (139) When he fled unto

the laden ship, (140) And then drew lots and was of those rejected; (141)And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy; (142) And had henot been one of those who glorify (Allah) (143) He would have tarried inits belly till the day when they are raised; (144)


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2,1And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah

was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 2,2Then Jonahprayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly. 2,3And he said: Icalled out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out ofthe belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice. 2,4 ForThou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood

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And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look againtoward Thy holy temple. 2,6The waters compassed me about, even tothe soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped aboutmy head. 2,7 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earthwith her bars closed upon me for ever; yet hast Thou brought up my life

from the pit, O LORD my God. 2,8When my soul fainted within me, Iremembered the LORD; and my prayer came in unto Thee, into Thy holytemple. 2,9They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 2,10But I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of thanksgiving; that which Ihave vowed I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD. {S} 2,11And the LORDspoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. {P}


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24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked hisadvisers, Werent there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?

They replied, Certainly, Your Majesty. 25 He said, Look! I see four menwalking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks likea son of the gods. 26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of theblazing furnace and shouted, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants ofthe Most High God, come out! Come here! So Shadrach, Meshach and

e nego came out o t e re, an t e satraps, pre ects, governors anroyal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmedtheir bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were notscorched, and there was no smell of fire on them. 28 Then Nebuchadnezzarsaid, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who hassent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the

kings command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve orworship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I decree that the peopleof any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach,Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned intopiles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way. 30 Then the kingpromoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.


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11,1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD,

saying: 11,2 'Hear ye the words of this covenant, andspeak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants ofJerusalem; 11,3 and say thou unto them: Thus saith theLORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth

not t e wor s o t s covenant, 11,4 w c comman eyour fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of theland of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying: Hearken toMy voice, and do them, according to all which I commandyou; so shall ye be My people, and I will be your God; 11,5

that I may establish the oath which I swore unto yourfathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,as at this day.' Then answered I, and said: 'Amen, O LORD.'


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They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing. (68) We said: O

fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham, (69) And they wished to set a snare forhim, but We made them the greater losers. (70) And We rescued him and Lot (andbrought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples. (71) And Webestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made

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12Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: "Hast thounot signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirtydays, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?" The king answered and

said, "The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which alterethnot." 13Then answered they and said before the king, "That Daniel, who is of the childrenof the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed,but maketh his petition three times a day." 14Then the king, when he heard these words,was sorely displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he

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the king, and said unto the king, "Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is:that no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed." 16Then the kingcommanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. Now the kingspoke and said unto Daniel, "Thy God whom thou servest continually, He will deliverthee." 17And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den, and the kingsealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that the purpose might not be

changed concerning Daniel.18

Then the king went to his palace and passed the nightfasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him, and his sleep went fromhim. 19Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste unto the den oflions. 20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel; andthe king spoke and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whomthou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?" 21Then said Daniel unto theking, "O king, live for ever! 22My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions'mouths, that they have not hurt me, inasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me;and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt."

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