What does Quran 26:172 mean?

Quran 26:172 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 172) translates to: "Then We destroyed the others."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:172 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), the 26th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Contrast Between Righteous and Wicked, Prophet Lut, Justice, Moral Corruption.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ

Summa dammarnal aa khareen

Then We destroyed the others.

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Lessons from past peoples

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56 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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Then We destroyed all the others

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