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What is the difference between the Quranic expression "bi muhlik" (بمهلك) in Surat Al-An'am and "li yuhlika" (ليهلك) in Surat Hud when speaking of the destruction of towns due to their injustice?

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The exegetes did not differentiate between the negation of destruction in verses 131 of Al-An'am and 117 of Hud. However, the negation of destruction in the first verse (Al-An'am) is preceded by the sending of messengers, whereas its negation in the second verse (Hud) is perpetual, provided that the people of the towns are reformers. Therefore, the lām al-juḥūd (negation lām) was used with it, as it is more emphatic in negation.

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