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quran:37:71

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,  

And verily most of the ancients, of past communities, went astray before them,
القرآن:٣٧:٧١

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ  

{ولقد ضل قبلهم أكثر الأولين} من الأمم الماضية.