your lord would not destroy a town until he had sent to its centre a messenger who would recite to them our verses. nor would we destroy any town unless its inhabitants were iniquitous.
وما كان ربك مهلك القرى حتى يبعث في أمها رسولا يتلو عليهم آياتنا وما كنا مهلكي القرى إلا وأهلها ظالمون