Surah Ash-Shu'ara Ayah 158

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 26:158 says: “And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 26:158 is in Surah Ash-Shu'ara, chapter 26 of the Quran.

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