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quran:56:49 –

Say, ˹O Muhammad˺, "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

Say: ‘Truly the former and the later ˹generations˺
القرآن:٥٦:٤٩ –

قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ

{قل إن الأولين والآخرين}.

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quran:92:13 –

And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first ˹life˺.

And truly to Us belong the Hereafter and the first ˹life˺, that is to say, ˹that of˺ this world, and so whoever seeks either of the two from anyone other than Us has erred.
القرآن:٩٢:١٣ –

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

{وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى} أي الدنيا فمن طلبهما من غيرنا فقد أخطأ.