25 Preface أَأُلقِيَ الذِّكرُ عَلَيهِ مِن بَينِنا بَل هُوَ كَذّابٌ أَشِرٌYusuf Ali“Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!”1Pure abuse, as a contrast to Ṣālih’s expostulation! See 26:141-158, and notes.