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Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 27: meaning and tafsir
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٢٧
We have certainly destroyed some towns around you and had given them numerous signs, so that they might return [from disbelief].
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
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27. And I destroyed the cities around you, O people of Makkah; I destroyed Ad, Thamud, the people of Lot and the people of Madyan, and I gave them different proof and evidence, in the hope they will return from their disbelief.
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