The Holy Quran 30:42 — Surah Ar-Rum

Arabic text

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ

Translation

Say, "Travel in the lands and see what was the plight (end) of those (who committed Shirk) before (you. See how Allaah's punishment destroyed them and learn a lesson from this). Most of them (those who were punished in the past) were Mushrikeen."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, for most of them the misfortune came because of shirk (ascribing partners to Allah); for some it may have come because of other sins.

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