Az-Zukhruf - 43:56

فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِلْآخِرِينَ
[43:56]
And We made them a precedent and example to the later generations.
And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.
And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).