ከእነሱም ( ከፊሎቹ ) ሕዝቦች « አላህ አጥፊያቸው ወይም በብርቱ ቅጣት ቀጪአቸው የኾኑትን ሕዝቦች ለምን ትገስፃጻላችሁ » ባሉ ጊዜ ( ገሳጮቹ ) « ወደ ጌታችሁ በቂ ምክንያት እንዲኾንና እነርሱም ቢከለከሉ ብለን ነው » አሉ ፡ ፡
And when a group among them said , “ Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is going to destroy or mete out a severe punishment ? ” They said , “ To have an excuse before your Lord , and that perhaps they may fear . ”