The Native Arabic-Speaking Meccans were absolutely not impressed and considered the verses of the Quran to be nothing but fables from ancient times and lies. They viewed Muhammad as a poet, and their opinion was that he was merely playacting by presenting the Quran to them.
- Indeed, Mohammed is a charlatan. 10:2
- You do not excel in anything, you are not a prophet. 11:27
- You have no followers except the poor and simpletons. 11:27
- Then bring us angels if she is true. 15:7
- Those revelations are fables from ancient times. 16:24
- If Allah had willed it that way, we would have believed. 4:35
- He is a liar [for he substituted his revelations] 16:101
- You are only following a bewitched person. 17:47
- We will not believe until you cause a spring to flow from the earth. 17:90
- We won't believe until you drop pieces of the sky. 17:92
- We will not believe until you bring Allah and angels to us. 17:92
- We only believe when you have a house of gold. 17:93
- They want to drive us out of our country. 20:63
- They want to destroy our clean culture. 20:63
- Mohammed is a fool, a liar.” 7:66
- You are not a prophet. 13:42
- You are only human like us, bring evidence to the contrary. 14:10
- Let him give us a sign like the prophets of old. 21:5
- Have you brought the truth, or are you just playing with us? 21:55
- He is only human so whoever obeys him is lost. 23:33/34
- Mohammed is an ordinary person. He makes up lies. 23:38
- He [Muhammad] is mentally ill. 23:70
- Our ancestors heard the same fables from ancient times. 23:83
- Mohammed tells nothing but lies. 25:4
- He first had these fables written down and later proclaimed. 25:5
- You follow but a bewitched person.' 25:8
- What kind of prophet is this who eats food and walks on the streets. 25:7
- Why doesn't he have an angel to preach with? 25:7
- Is it him? Whom Allah has sent as a prophet? 25:41
- Why believe you when only the poor follow you 26:111
- It doesn't matter to us whether you preach or not. 26:136
- It is clear sorcery [scam]. 27:13
- We see you as a bad omen. 27:47
- What Allah and Messenger promised was only deception. 33:12
- We will certainly not believe such statements. 34:31
- We are richer with many children, so we are not punished. 34:35
- Shall we give up our gods for this mad rhymester?' 37:36
- It's all fortune telling." 37:15
- Mohammed is a liar. 38:4
- We follow the religion of our fathers. 43:23/24
- Why don't we see angels coming to Muhammad? 43:53
- Why doesn't Allah grant him gold bracelets? 43:53
- Mohammed copied it from others, he is possessed.' 44:14
- Bring our ancestors if there is life after death'. 44:35-36
- His talk is fortune telling. 46:7
- He's making it all up. 46:8
- This is an old lie. 46:11
- He made this up. 52:33
- Will you mortals tell us what truth is? 64:6
- Your verses are fables of the ancients.” 68:15
- Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!” 83:13