Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), aya 66

1. فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

   And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded (them) and a lesson for those who fear Allah.

   2:66

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