Surah As-Saffat 37:71
ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,
Tafsir of As-Saffat 37:71
Tafsir
Ruh al-Ma'ani
Verse range: 37:71
As-Saffat: 71
"And indeed, there strayed before them..." (meaning, before those straying ones for whom the tree of Zaqqum was made a trial, and they are the Quraysh) "...most of the former peoples" (from the preceding nations).
This is the answer to an omitted oath, and likewise is the statement of the Exalted...