Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those who were ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in number and might and ˹richer in˺ monuments throughout the land, but their ˹worldly˺ gains were of no benefit to them.
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( أفلم يسيروا في الأرض فينظروا كيف كان عاقبة الذين من قبلهم كانوا أكثر منهم وأشد قوة وآثارا في الأرض ) يعني : مصانعهم وقصورهم ، ( فما أغنى عنهم ) لم ينفعهم ، ( ما كانوا يكسبون ) وقيل : هو بمعنى الاستفهام ، ومجازه : أي شيء أغنى عنهم كسبهم ؟
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel