[1377] That is Punishment from God (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī): “They also said: “O Allah, if this really is the Truth from You, then rain stones on us from the heavens, or send us some other painful Punishment” (8: 32); “They say: “Our Lord, hasten us our share of Punishment before the Day of Reckoning!” (38: 16).