أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ ٣٧
Are they better or the people of Tubbaʿ and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.