[before now]. And verily it will come upon them suddenly when they perceive not
(Q. ٢٩:٥٣).

As for the other type, it includes [the following]:

And when a sign comes to them, they say, "We will not believe till we are given that which Gods messengers are given." God knows best with whom to place His mes‌ sage. Humiliation from God and heavy punishment will smite the guilty for their schem‌ ing (Q. ٦:٢١). But when there came to them the Truth from Our presence, they said, "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses of oldThey say, "Two magics [the Torah and the Quran] that support each other"; and they say, "Lo! In both we are disbelievers" (Q. ٢٨:٤٨).

What indicates to us that it was their rejection of demanded divine signs, like those which had earned, for earlier communities, Gods retribution, is [the following]:

Those before them plotted, so God struck at the foundations of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them from above them, and the doom came on them whence they knew not (Q. ١٦:٢٦). Those before them denied, and so the doom came on them whence they knew not (Q. ٣٩:٢٥).

Those are only a few examples of the numerous indications in the Quran con‌ cerning what we have said. Moreover, the exegesis of the verse under consideration [١٧:٥٩], both by Shiite and Sunni commentators, supports what we have construed from its apparent sense. In this regard, the following tradition is related on the au‌ thority of the Imam Mui)ammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him):

Some people asked Mul)amniad (peace be upon him and his progeny) to produce a sign. Gabriel came down and said: "Verily, God says, Nothing hinders Us from send‌ ing signs save that the folk of old denied them [Q. ١٧:٥٩]. And if We were to send to the Quraysh a sign and they were not to believe in it, then We would have destroyed them. It is for this reason that We have delayed sending signs to your people." ١

Another tradition is reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas, who said:

The people of Mekka asked the Prophet to change [Mount] Sara into gold, and to move away the hills for them so that they could cultivate the land. Thus, he was told [through revelation]: "If you so desire, We shall give them respite for a time [and] perhaps some of them will choose [to believe]; and if you so desire, We shall give them what they want, but if they were to disbelieve, they shall be doomed as were those before them." The Prophet said, "Rather give them time." Thus God, the Exalted, revealed, "Nothing hinders Us from sending signs save that the folk of old denied them ..." [Q. ١٧:٥٩].٢

There are other traditions on this subject that can be referred to in the books of traditions and in the exegesis of Tabari.
Other verses that have been used to deny the Prophet any other miracle besides the Quran include [the following]:

And they say: "We will not put faith in you till you cause a spring to gush forth from the earth for us; or you have a garden of date-palms and grapes and cause rivers to gush forth therein abundantly; or you cause the heaven to fall upon us piecemeal, as you have pretended, or bring God and angels as a warrant; or you have a house of gold;