What is the difference between the two noble verses: "And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed" in Surat An-Nahl, and "And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed" in Surat Al-Anbiya, and why was the letter "min" (مِن) included in the first and not in the second?
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"Min" is an extra preposition used to emphasize negation or something similar to it. It can be omitted to indicate generality, as in the verse: "And We did not send before you," whereas it is mentioned in other verses like: "And We did not send from before you." "Min" was omitted in the verse mentioned in the question because it was built upon the preceding verse: "No city believed before them."
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