Transliteration:( Wa tilkal quraaa ahlak nahum lammaa zalamoo wa ja'alnaa limahlikihim maw'idaa (section 8) )
"And those towns We destroyed when they committed injustices, and We had appointed a fixed time for their destruction [141]."
This means that even the previous disbelievers were not punished hastily. Instead, a specific day was appointed for their destruction, and they were destroyed precisely on that day.
The tafsir of Surah Kahf verse 59 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Kahf ayat 55 which provides the complete commentary from verse 55 through 59.
(18:59) All the townships afflicted with scourge are before your eyes.[56] When they committed wrong, We destroyed them. For the destruction of each We had set a definite term.
56. The ruined habitations were of Saba, Thamud, Midian and the people of Prophet Lot, which were visited by the Quraish during their trade journeys, and which were quite well known to other Arabs also.
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