Al-Hijr 15:4 وما اهلكنا من قرية الا ولها كتاب معلوم ٤
وَمَآ
أَهۡلَكۡنَا
مِن
قَرۡيَةٍ
إِلَّا
وَلَهَا
كِتَابٞ
مَّعۡلُومٞ
٤
وإذا طلبوا نزول العذاب بهم تكذيبًا لك -أيها الرسول- فإنا لا نُهْلك قرية إلا ولإهلاكها أجل مقدَّر، لا نُهْلكهم حتى يبلغوه، مثل مَن سبقهم.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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