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This Ayah is from Surah Al-Hijr (15:4).

Surah Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract — الحجر) (Ayah 4)

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وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ

Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa walaha kitabun maAAloomun ⁽⁴⁾

Tafsir

( وما أهلكنا من قرية ) أي : من أهل قرية ( إلا ولها كتاب معلوم ) أي : أجل مضروب لا يتقدم عليه ، ولا يأتيهم العذاب حتى يبلغوه ، ولا يتأخر عنهم .

For each oppressive town that became destroyed, Allah already knew of its fixed time. The destruction will neither come before or after its time.

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