and why should allah not punish them when they have barred others from the sacred mosque although they were not its guardians? its only guardians are the cautious though most of them do not know.
وما لهم ألا يعذبهم الله وهم يصدون عن المسجد الحرام وما كانوا أولياءه إن أولياؤه إلا المتقون ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون