The Holy Quran 19:74 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

Translation

(Allaah replies to this assumption by telling them,) How many generations did We destroy before them, who were better off than them in terms of resources and appearance? (Their great wealth and resources meant nothing to Allaah. Neither were they beloved to Allaah, nor were they saved from His punishment.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

A lesson from the destruction of earlier nations: this answers their words: before you there passed away many such nations who far surpassed you in worldly goods, pomp and display. But when they rebelled against the prophets and made arrogance and boasting their way, Almighty Allah cut off their root, and not even a trace of them remained on the map of the…

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