Study Mode · Ayah 15:4

Surah Al-Hijr · 15:4

وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

Wa maaa ahlaknaa min qaryatin illaa wa lahaa kitaabum ma'loom

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Saheeh International

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

Yusuf Ali

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.

Pickthall

And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.