The Romans - 30:42 "Say, "Travel through the earth and see how was the end of those before you". Most of them were associators."
There are remnants of destroyed societies on the earth:
The Rocky Tract/15:73 As dawn was breaking, a catastrophic noise seized them.
The Rocky Tract/15:74 We turned it upside down, and We sent down upon them hard stones made of mud.
The Rocky Tract/15:75 In this are lessons for those who investigate.
The Rocky Tract/15:76 And it (the ruined city) stands on the way.
The Rocky Tract/15:77 In this is a sign for those who believe.

The Spider/29:34 We will send down upon this city a calamity from the sky because they have gone astray.
The Spider/29:35 We left some ruins from there as a clear lesson for a people who use their reason.

Those Who Set The Ranks/37:133 Lot was also one of the messengers.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:134 We saved him and his family all together.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:135 Except the old woman who remained behind.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:137 You are passing by its ruins; in the morning,
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:138 And at night. Do you not use your intellect?