The word(s) "precede" appears 3 time(s) in 3 verse(s) in Quran in Muhammad Habib Shakir translation.

(1) They do not precede Him in speech and (only) according to His commandment do they act.

(سورة الأنبياء, Al-Anbiyaa, Chapter #21, Verse #27)
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(2) And We made them a precedent and example to the later generations.

(سورة الزخرف, Az-Zukhruf, Chapter #43, Verse #56)
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(3) And those who come after them say: Our Lord! forgive us and those of our brethren who had precedence of us in faith, and do not allow any spite to remain in our hearts towards those who believe, our Lord! surely Thou art Kind, Merciful.

(سورة الحشر, Al-Hashr, Chapter #59, Verse #10)
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