 if they give the lie to you then before them the people of ad and thamud also gave the lie and so too did the people of abraham and the people of lot and so did the dwellers of midian and moses too was branded a liar. initially i granted respite to the unbelievers for a while and then seized them. how dreadful was my punishment!
وإن يكذبوك فقد كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح وعاد وثمود وقوم إبراهيم وقوم لوط وأصحاب مدين وكذب موسى فأمليت للكافرين ثم أخذتهم فكيف كان نكير