32 Preface وَإِذ قالُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِن كانَ هٰذا هُوَ الحَقَّ مِن عِندِكَ فَأَمطِر عَلَينا حِجارَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ أَوِ ائتِنا بِعَذابٍ أَليمٍAhmed AliThey had also said: “If this be the truth from you, O God, then rain down on us stones from the skies, or inflict a grievous punishment upon us.”