Tafsir of Al-Mu'minoon 23:44

ثم أرسلنا رسلنا تترا

Then We sent Our Messengers in succession. Ibn Abbas said, "(This means) following one another in succession.'' This is like the Ayah:

ولقد بعثنا فى كل أمة رسوﻻ أن اعبدوا الله واجتنبوا الطغوت فمنهم من هدى الله ومنهم من حقت عليه الضللة

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allah, and avoid Taghut (all false deities).'' Then of them were some whom Allah guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. (16:36)

كل ما جاء أمة رسولها كذبوه

Every time there came to a nation their Messenger, they denied him; meaning the greater majority of them. This is like the Ayah:

يحسرة على العباد ما يٲتيهم من رسول إﻻ كانوا به يستهزءون

Alas for mankind! There never came a Messenger to them but they used to mock at him. (36:30)

فٲتبعنا بعضهم بعضا

so We made them follow one another, means, `We destroyed them,' as Allah says:

وكم أهلكنا من القرون من بعد نوح

And how many generations have We destroyed after Nuh! (17:17)

وجعلناهم أحاديث

and We made them as Ahadith, meaning, stories and lessons for mankind, as Allah says elsewhere:

فجعلنهم أحاديث ومزقنهم كل ممزق

so, We made them as tales (in the land), and We dispersed them all totally. (34:19)

فبعدا لقوم ﻻ يومنون

So, away with a people who believe not!