nor was thy lord to destroy the cities until he had raised up in their mothercity an apostle reciting unto them our revealations. nor were we to destroy the cities unless the inhabitants thereof were wrongdoers.
وما كان ربك مهلك القرى حتى يبعث في أمها رسولا يتلو عليهم آياتنا وما كنا مهلكي القرى إلا وأهلها ظالمون