8.31 - And when Our signs are recited to them, they say: We have heard, if we will, we would have said like this; indeed, this is only legends of the former. 8.32 - And when they said: O Allah! If this is the truth from You, then rain upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful torture. 8.33 - But Allah would not castigate them while you are among them, and Allah will not castigate them while they seek forgiveness. 8.34 - And why should Allah not castigate them while they hinder from the sacred mosque. And they are not its guardians; indeed, its guardians are only the pious but most of them do not know. 8.35 - And their prayer at the house was not except whistling and hindering. So taste the torture because of that in which you used to disbelieve. 8.36 - Indeed, those who have disbelieved spend their wealth to hinder from the way of Allah. So they will spend it, then it shall be upon them regret; moreover, they will be defeated. And those who have disbelieved will be, unto hell, gathered. 8.37 - So that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others, and pile it together and put it into hell. Those are the ones who are losers. 8.38 - Say to those who have disbelieved that if they cease (hostility), what has passed will be forgiven for them; but if they return, then the precedent of the former (people) has already passed. 8.39 - And fight them until there is no discord and (until) all the religion belongs to Allah. But if they cease (hostility), then indeed, Allah is of what they do Seeing. 8.40 - And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Guardian. Excellent is the Guardian and excellent is the Helper.