The Holy Quran 43:8 — Surah Az-Zukhruf

Arabic text

فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Translation

So (because of their kufr) We destroyed (the) people (of the past) who were much more powerful than these people (of the present). (Thus did) The example of the past nations pass (for those of the present to take heed and to beware of following in their footsteps).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

A lesson from the condition of earlier nations: that is, for the sake of taking heed, examples have already occurred, and have already been mentioned before, of the destruction of those deniers who were far greater than you in might and power. When they could not escape the seizure of Allah, on what basis are you so proud?

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