Al-Mursalat 77:17

<h2>The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's Power</h2><p>Allah says,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ </div><p>(Did We not destroy the ancients) meaning, those who rejected the Messengers and opposed what they came to them with.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الاٌّخِرِينَ </div><p>(So shall We make later generations to follow them.) meaning, from those who are similar to them. Thus, Allah says,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">كَذَلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ </div><p>(Thus do We deal with the criminals. Woe that Day to the deniers!) Ibn Jarir said this. Then Allah reminding His creatures of His favor, and using the beginning of creation to support the idea of repeating it, He says:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ </div><p>(Did We not create you from a despised water) meaning, weak and despised in comparison to the power of the Creator. This is similar to what has been reported in the Hadith of Busr bin Jahhash (that Allah says),</p><div class="arabic uthmani">«ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْى تُعْجِزُنِي وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ مِثْلِ هَذِهِ؟»</div><p>("(O) Son of Adam ! How can you think that I am unable, and yet I created you from something like this (i.e., semen)")</p><div class="arabic uthmani">فَجَعَلْنَـهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ </div><p>(Then We placed it in a place of safety,) meaning, `We …

Then caused the latter folk to follow after?

So shall We make later (generations) follow them.

So shall We make later generations to follow them.

Then succeeded them with the others?