فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًۭا وَمَثَلًۭا لِّلْءَاخِرِينَ
Faja'alnaahum salafanw wa masalal lil aakhireen
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
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Lessons from past peoples
43:56Ayah 189
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And We made them a thing past salaf is the plural of sālif similar in pattern to khādim khadam that is to say a precedent as a lesson and an example for others after them that they posterity might take their predicament as a lesson and so not engage in actions similar to theirs.
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