Al Ahqaf Ayah 27

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا ٱلْأَيَـٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٢٧ We certainly destroyed the societies around you after having varied the signs so perhaps they would return ?to the Right Path?.