وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

Quran 19:74 is ayah 74 of Surah Maryam (“Mary”), a Meccan surah of 98 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 310 of the Madani Mushaf.

19:74

وَكَمْأَهْلَكْنَاقَبْلَهُممِّنقَرْنٍهُمْأَحْسَنُأَثَٰثًاوَرِءْيًا٧٤

wakam ahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum aḥsanu athāthan wari'yan

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?(74)

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This commentary explains ayahs 19:73–74 together.