72 Preface وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا فيهِم مُنذِرينَYusuf AliBut We sent aforetime,1 among them, (messengers) to admonish them;-It is human to err. The error is forgiven if there is repentance and amendment. The point is that God in His mercy at all times in history sent messengers and teachers to give His Message, and men deliberately rejected that Message.