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quran:77:16

Did We not destroy the former peoples?  

Did We not destroy the ancients, for their denial, in other words, We certainly destroyed them,
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أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ  

{ألم نهلك الأولين} بتكذيبهم، أي أهلكناهم.