Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 40 Ghafir, Ayat 21-21
اَوَلَمۡ يَسِيۡرُوۡا فِى الۡاَرۡضِ فَيَنۡظُرُوۡا كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيۡنَ كَانُوۡا مِنۡ قَبۡلِهِمۡؕ كَانُوۡا هُمۡ اَشَدَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قُوَّةً وَّاٰثَارًا فِى الۡاَرۡضِ فَاَخَذَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِذُنُوۡبِهِمۡؕ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُمۡ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنۡ وَّاقٍ
﴿40:21﴾
(40:21) Have they not journeyed in the land that they might observe the end
of those who came before them? They were even greater in strength than they
and left behind more splendid traces in the land. Then Allah seized them because
of their sins and they had none who could protect them from Allah.
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