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Why Allah Ta’ala destroyed the previous nations

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Q: My question is why Allah destroyed the previous nations? What are the reasons behind those destructions? I know some reasons that are 1) because of polytheism 2) because they hate Muslims 3) they tortured Muslims. But I want to know the central point for destruction. Because if they tortured Muslims then in the current era Israelis are also torturing Muslims. So what is the point here. I read a verse that “If we will not destroy them they will spread fitnah on land thats why we will killed them” but I lost this verse. Can you tell me this exact verse number in the Qur’an?

Bismillaah

A: It was not just torturing, it was a whole host of sins and the Muslims in that era were firm and steadfast and devout.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.