The Holy Quran 21:6 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Translation

None of the towns that We destroyed before them had Imaan (despite seeing the miracle). Will these people now have Imaan (when they see the same miracles) ? (Just as previous nations were destroyed when they refused to believe in the miracles they requested, all Mushrikeen also stand to suffer the same fate).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, the earlier nations were shown the signs they demanded. Even after seeing them they did not believe, and in the end they were destroyed in accordance with the way of Allah. If the demands of these idolaters of Makkah were fulfilled, it is plain that they were not going to believe anyway, and so they would inevitably be destroyed in accordance with…

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