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Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 56: meaning and tafsir
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ٥٦
Thus We made them a precedent and a lesson[21] for the later generations.
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[21] A precedent for those who do not learn any lesson from their example, and a lesson for those who are keen to learn a lesson.
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56. So I made Pharaoh and his people an example for those who did actions like theirs, that they would perish just like they did. I also made them a lesson for those who take heed; so that they do not do the same actions as theirs and are then afflicted with whatever came upon them.
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