The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it Allah the Exalted said,كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْdenied before them, (before your people, O Muhammad), قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَاthe people of Nuh. They rejected Our servant,means, they denied him categorically and accused him of madness,وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَand said:"A madman!" Wazdujir.Mujahid said about Wazdujir:"He was driven out accused on account of madness."It was also said that Wazdujir means,he was rebuked, deterred, threatened and warned by his people saying:لَيِنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ ينُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُرْجُومِينَ"If you do not stop O Nuh, you will be among those who will be stoned." (26:116)This was said by Ibn Zayd, and it is sound.فَدَعَارَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ