ذلك أن لم يكن ربك مهلك القرى بظلم وأهلها غافلون
That (is because) [that] not is your Lord the Destroyer (of) the cities for (their) wrongdoing while their people (are) unaware.
Al-Muhlik (The Destroyer) affirms that Allah brings ruin upon corrupt, oppressive civilizations only after clear messengers and truth have been rejected. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 5 times across 4 verses in 4 surahs, from Quran 6:131 (Surah Al-An'am) to Quran 28:59 (Surah Al-Qasas).
Reflection: Studying the lessons of past nations in the Quran teaches justice, humility, and gratitude for blessings.
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ذلك أن لم يكن ربك مهلك القرى بظلم وأهلها غافلون
That (is because) [that] not is your Lord the Destroyer (of) the cities for (their) wrongdoing while their people (are) unaware.
وإذ قالت أمة منهم لم تعظون قوما الله مهلكهم أو معذبهم عذابا شديدا قالوا معذرة إلى ربكم ولعلهم يتقون
And when said a community among them, "Why (do) you preach a people, (whom) Allah (is) the Destroyer (of) them or the Chastiser (of) them (with) a punishment severe?" They said, "To be absolved before your Lord and that they may become righteous."
وإن من قرية إلا نحن مهلكوها قبل يوم القيامة أو معذبوها عذابا شديدا كان ذلك في الكتاب مسطورا
And not (is) any town but We (are) the Destroyers (of) it before (the) Day (of) the Resurrection or the Chastisers (of) it with a punishment severe. (it) is that in the Book written.
وما كان ربك مهلك القرى حتى يبعث في أمها رسولا يتلو عليهم آياتنا وما كنا مهلكي القرى إلا وأهلها ظالمون
And not was your Lord (the) Destroyer (of) the towns until He (had) sent in their mother (town) a Messenger reciting to them Our Verses. And not We would be the Destroyers (of) the towns except while their people (were) wrongdoers.