there is nothing to prevent men from believing when the guidance has come to them and asking for their lords forgiveness unless they want the example of earlier people visited upon them or the punishment to appear right before their eyes.
وما منع الناس أن يؤمنوا إذ جاءهم الهدى ويستغفروا ربهم إلا أن تأتيهم سنة الأولين أو يأتيهم العذاب قبلا