(Maryam) 19 : 74
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَاثًا وَرِئْيًا
And how many generations had We destroyed before them; they were better in possessions and appearance?
It is told in verse 41: 15: “As for 'Aad people, they were arrogant upon the earth without Truth and they asked: ‘Who is greater than us in strength?’ Didn’t they consider that Lord who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our verses”. See explanation 2: 113; 5: 44, 45, 47; 7: 69 and 74.