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Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 8: meaning and tafsir
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٨
So We destroyed them, although they were greater in might than these [Pagans][4], and the stories of the earlier nations have already been related[5].
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[4] Of the Quraysh.
[5] Such as the people of Noah, Lot, Shu’ayb and other nations who were destroyed.
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8. I destroyed those who were mightier than those nations, so we not incapable of destroying those who are weaker than them. The description of the destruction of the previous nations has passed in the Qur’ān, such as the Ad, Thamud, nation of Lot and the people of Madyan.
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