if they accuse you of falsehood the people of noah ad and thamud had accused before and the people of abraham and lot and the people of midian too. moses was also accused of lies. so i allowed the infidels respite and then seized them. how was my reprobation then!
وإن يكذبوك فقد كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح وعاد وثمود وقوم إبراهيم وقوم لوط وأصحاب مدين وكذب موسى فأمليت للكافرين ثم أخذتهم فكيف كان نكير