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quran:44:37 –

Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them, ˹for˺ indeed, they were criminals.  

God, exalted be He, says: Are they better, or the people of Tubba‘ — ˹he was˺ a prophet or a righteous man — and those, communities, before them? We destroyed, because of their disbelief. In other words: they are not mightier than those, and yet they were destroyed; indeed they were criminals.
القرآن:٤٤:٣٧ –

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ  

قال تعالى: {أهم خير أم قوم تُبَّع} هو نبي أو رجل صالح {والذين من قبلهم} من الأمم {أهلكناهم} بكفرهم، والمعنى ليسوا أقوى منهم وأهلكوا {إنهم كانوا مجرمين}.