and never did thy lord destroy the townships till he had raised up in their mother a messenger reciting unto them our revelations. and never did we destroy the townships unless the folk thereof were evildoers.
وما كان ربك مهلك القرى حتى يبعث في أمها رسولا يتلو عليهم آياتنا وما كنا مهلكي القرى إلا وأهلها ظالمون