Surah Assaaffat ayat 71 Tafsir Quran 37:71

﴿وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ﴾
[ الصافات: 71]

37:71 And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

And verily most of the ancients of past communities went astray before them

Similarly behaved long before them most of those of old; they insisted on treading the path of error

فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ( Then see what was the end of those who were warned.
Except the chosen servants of Allah ).

فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ( Then see what was the end of those who were warned.
Except the chosen servants of Allah ).

( And verily most of the men of old ) of past generations, ( went astray before them ) before your folk, O Muhammad.

And indeed most of the men of old went astray before them;

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