The Holy Quran 51:46 — Surah Adh-Dhariyat

Arabic text

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ

Translation

(Such was the condition of) The nation of Nooh عليه الصلاة والسلام (who were destroyed) before (all these nations mentioned above). (Allaah's punishment destroyed them because) They were indeed a sinful nation (who rejected the message of Towheed).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, before these nations the people of Nuh ﵇ had already been destroyed on account of their revolt and rebellion. Those people too had gone beyond all limits in disobedience.

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