وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُسَمًّى
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سورة طه
(20/129) And if there had not been Word already gone forth from your Lord and an appointed term, it (a punishment) would surely have been necessary to them.
Surah Ta-Ha