ذَٰلِكَ

أَن

لَّمۡ

يَكُن

رَّبُّكَ

مُهۡلِكَ

ٱلۡقُرَىٰ

بِظُلۡمٖ

وَأَهۡلُهَا

غَٰفِلُونَ

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 131. This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allâh) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent).