(38:1) Sad. By the Qur`an containing reminder... (38:2) But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension. (38:3) How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape. (38:4) And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar. (38:5) Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing." (38:6) And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended. (38:7) We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.