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YUSUFALI : We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old:

PICKTHAL : We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old.

SHAKIR : And certainly We sent (messengers) before you among the nations of yore.

M& HILALI : Indeed, We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad [sallallahu alayhi wa sallam]) amongst the sects (communities) of old.