وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًۭا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ
Wa minash Shayaateeni mai yaghoosoona lahoo wa ya'maloona 'amalan doona zaalika wa kunna lahum baafizeen
And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.
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Lessons from past peoples
21:82Ayah 1112
41 ayahs in Al-Anbiyaa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.
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And We disposed of the devils some that dived for him plunging into the sea and bringing out of it jewels for Solomon and performed tasks other than that that is other than diving such as building and otherwise. And We were watchful over them lest they should spoil what they had made for whenever they completed a task before nightfall they would invariably spoil it unless they were occupied with some other task.
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