32 Preface وَلَقَدِ استُهزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِن قَبلِكَ فَأَملَيتُ لِلَّذينَ كَفَروا ثُمَّ أَخَذتُهُم ۖ فَكَيفَ كانَ عِقابِAhmed AliMany an apostle have they mocked before you; but I allowed the unbelievers respite, then I seized them. How severe was My punishment then!