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فَلَوْلَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ بَقِيَّةٍ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْفَسَادِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّنْ أَنجَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَآ أُتْرِفُوا۟ فِيهِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ 116
{116} Yeye Mtukufu alipotaja kuangamizwa kwa umma waliowakadhibisha Mitume, na kwamba wengi wao walipotoka wakawaacha watu wa Vitabu vya Mwenyezi Mungu, na hayo yote yanaziangamiza dini na kuzipoteza. Akataja kwamba lau angeweka katika vizazi vilivyopita wenye vyeo na wasaa walio wema ili wawalinganie kwenye uongofu na kukataza uharibifu na kuangamia, na manufaa yao yakapatikana na dini zikabakia wa sababu ya hayo, lakini wao walikuwa wachache sana. Na uhakika wa jambo ni kuwa, wao waliokoka kwa kuwafuata Mitume, na wakayafanya yale waliyoyafanya katika dini yao, na kuwa ni hoja ya Mwenyezi Mungu alioifanyisha katika mikono yao ili aangamie mwenye kuangamia kwa hoja iliyo wazi, na aishi anayeishi kwa hoja iliyo wazi "na" lakini "wale waliodhulumu walifuata yale waliyostareheshwa kwayo." Yaani, walifuata yale waliyo ndani yake ya neema na anasa, wala hawakutafuta badala yake. "Na walikuwa wahalifu;" yaani, walikuwa madhalimu kwa kufuata yale waliyostareheshwa kwayo. Na kwa sababu hiyo walistahiki mateso na adhabu ikawaangamiza. Na katika hili kuna himizo kwa umma huu kwamba kuwe wana ufahamu na heri miongoni mwao wenye kutengeneza yale waliyoyaharibu watu, na kuisimamisha Dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na kumlingania aliyepotea kwenye uwongofu, kuwa na subira juu ya udhia wao, na kuwaonyesha heri kutokana na upofu. Na hali hii ndiyo hali ya juu zaidi wanayoitaka wenye kutaka, na mwenyewe huwa ni imamu katika dini, ikiwa atayafanya matendo yake kwa ajili ya Mola Mlezi wa walimwengu wote peke yake.