Al-Isra 17:17 وكم اهلكنا من القرون من بعد نوح وكفى بربك بذنوب عباده خبيرا بصيرا ١٧
وَكَمۡ
أَهۡلَكۡنَا
مِنَ
ٱلۡقُرُونِ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
نُوحٖۗ
وَكَفَىٰ
بِرَبِّكَ
بِذُنُوبِ
عِبَادِهِۦ
خَبِيرَۢا
بَصِيرٗا
١٧
How many a generation have We destroyed after NūH! And enough is your Lord to know, (and) watch the sins of His servants.
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Warning the disbelievers of the Quraysh for rejecting His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, Allah says that He destroyed other nations who reje
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