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Perished Nations

Perished Nations looks at a number of peoples from the past whose stories are told in the Quran, communities that rejected the messengers sent to them and were destroyed as a result. The book walks through their history, describing their way of life and the warnings they ignored, and it draws out what the author sees as lessons for readers today. Written from an Islamic perspective, it is a short, accessible work of religious reflection that treats these ancient disasters as a moral warning rather than a matter of mere history.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 147 pages

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