The Holy Quran 3:137 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Translation

(The stories of) Many practices (by which Allaah had dealt with people) have passed before you so travel in the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected (Imaan). (Muslims should therefore not be despondent and depressed about the hardship that the Kuffaar give them because Allaah's assistance will soon come their way as happened in the past when the Kuffaar were destroyed by Allaah's punishment. Allaah always allows the truth to prevail.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Take a lesson from past events: that is, many nations and communities have passed before you, great events have taken place, and the way of Almighty Allah too has been made known again and again: those of them who set themselves on enmity towards the prophets and on denying the truth, who turned away from affirming and obeying Allah and the messenger and…

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