[40]. Muhammad, the Messenger of God ﷺ said: “Allāh gives the wrongful respite, but when He seizes them, He will not let them off”. Then he ﷺ recited this verse of the Qur’an: “Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His seizing is painful, severe.” (Qur’an chapter 11: 102).