Al-Mursalat 77:16 الم نهلك الاولين ١٦
أَلَمۡ
نُهۡلِكِ
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
١٦
Did We not destroy earlier disbelievers?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's Power
Allah says,
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ
(Did We not destroy the ancients?) meaning, those who rejected the Messengers and opposed what they came to them with.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلَْٔاخِرِينَ
(So shall We make later generations to
…The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's Power
Allah says,
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ
(Did We not destroy the ancients?) meani
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