﴿ وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ﴾

“And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it;”

يخبر تعالى أنه ما أهلك قرية إلا بعد قيام الحجة عليها وانتهاء أجلها.