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quran:15:10

And We had certainly sent ˹messengers˺ before you, ˹O Muhammad˺, among the sects of the former peoples.  

And verily We sent before you, messengers, to former factions, sects.
القرآن:١٥:١٠

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِي شِيَعِ الْأَوَّلِينَ  

{ولقد أرسلنا من قبلك} رسلا {في شيع} فرق {الأولين}.