Tafsir for verse: 19:74
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡنٍ هُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ أَثَٰثٗا وَرِءۡيٗا ٧٤ ﴿74﴾
74How many a generation We have destroyed before them who were better in assets and outlook!
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Commentary
And how many have We destroyed by virtue of Our greatness. And when the intention was to encompass time, He did not mention the preposition to inform that all the earlier ones had a more abundant life and a better condition. So He said: "Before them was a generation," meaning they witnessed their dwellings and saw their traces. Then He described how many by saying: "They are the people of those generations," "better" than these, "in furnishings," meaning possessions, "and appearance."
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