اقرأ وتدبر الآية 4381 من سورة سُورَةُ الزُّخۡرُفِ: فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِلْآخِرِينَ
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِلْآخِرِينَ
and so We made them a thing of the past, and an example to those who would come after them.