وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Quran 22:48 is ayah 48 of Surah Al-Hajj (“The Pilgrimage”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 338 of the Madani Mushaf.

22:48

وَكَأَيِّنمِّنقَرْيَةٍأَمْلَيْتُلَهَاوَهِىَظَالِمَةٌثُمَّأَخَذْتُهَاوَإِلَىَّٱلْمَصِيرُ٤٨

waka-ayyin min qaryatin amlaytu lahā wahiya ẓālimatun thumma akhadhtuhā wa-ilayya l-maṣīru

And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.(48)

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This commentary explains ayahs 22:47–48 together.