A crushing blow was dealt in 522 B.C.E. when the Persian king banned further building in Jerusalem.
(‏ عز ٤ :‏ ١ -‏ ٤‏ )‏ ثُمَّ جَاءَتِ ٱلضَّرْبَةُ ٱلْقَاضِيَةُ عَامَ ٥٢٢ ق‌م ،‏ حِينَ أَمَرَ مَلِكُ فَارِسَ بِوَقْفِ أَعْمَالِ ٱلْبِنَاءِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ .‏