(Mocking and Ridiculing God’s Message)
Recall that a group of them said, “Why should you preach to people whom God will surely annihilate or punish severely?” They answered, “Apologize to your Lord,” that they might be saved.
وَإِذ قالَت أُمَّةٌ مِنهُم لِمَ تَعِظونَ قَومًا اللَّهُ مُهلِكُهُم أَو مُعَذِّبُهُم عَذابًا شَديدًا قالوا مَعذِرَةً إِلىٰ رَبِّكُم وَلَعَلَّهُم يَتَّقونَ
wa iz qaalat ummatum minhum lima ta’izoona qaw manil laahu muhlikuhum aw mu’azzibuhum ‘azaaban shadeedan qaaloo ma’ziratan ilaa Rabbikum wa la’allahum yattaqoon