Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 66

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا نَكَـٰلًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 2:66 says: “And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allāh.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 2:66 is in Surah Al-Baqarah, chapter 2 of the Quran.

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