94 Preface وَما أَرسَلنا في قَريَةٍ مِن نَبِيٍّ إِلّا أَخَذنا أَهلَها بِالبَأساءِ وَالضَّرّاءِ لَعَلَّهُم يَضَّرَّعونَAli Quli QaraiWe did not send a prophet to any town without visiting its people with stress and distress so that they might entreat [for Allah’s forgiveness].