مَاۤ
اٰمَنَتْ
قَبْلَهُمْ
مِّنْ
قَرْیَةٍ
اَهْلَكْنٰهَا ۚ
اَفَهُمْ
یُؤْمِنُوْنَ
۟
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Then in اَفَھُم یؤمِنُونَ (Will they believe?) there is a hint that there was no likelihood of these people accepting the true faith even after seeing the miracles of their choice. Hence they were not shown the desired miracle.