we did not send any before you from the inhabitants of the village but men to whom a revelation was sent. have they not traveled in the land and seen what was the end of those before them? better is the dwelling in the everlasting life for those who keep from evil. do you not understand?
وما أرسلنا من قبلك إلا رجالا نوحي إليهم من أهل القرى أفلم يسيروا في الأرض فينظروا كيف كان عاقبة الذين من قبلهم ولدار الآخرة خير للذين اتقوا أفلا تعقلون