“And your people have denied it, although it is the truth. Say, ‘I am not appointed as a guardian over you.’” [Al-Anʿām: 66]

(66)

“For every message there is a fixed time, and you will soon come to know.” [Al-Anʿām: 67]

And He said:

“And how many a town, mightier in power than your own town that expelled you, have We destroyed, and they found no helper.” [Muḥammad: 13]

And He said:

“Allah sets forth the parable of a town that was safe and at ease; its provision came to it abundantly from every place. Yet it denied Allah’s favors, so Allah made it taste the garment of hunger and fear because of what they used to do.” [An-Naḥl: 112]

(112)

“Indeed, a messenger from among themselves came to them, but they rejected him; so the punishment seized them while they were wrongdoers.” [An-Naḥl: 113]

The scholars have named some of those scoffers whom Allah spared His Messenger from. These men were well-known among the Companions for their worldly rank and stature; their names were recorded so that this tremendous favor with which Allah honored His Prophet might be recognized.