and why should i fear anything that you worship side by side with him seeing that you are not afraid of ascribing divinity to other powers beside god without his ever having bestowed upon you from on high any warrant therefor? then which of the two parties has a better right to feel secure if you happen to know ?
وكيف أخاف ما أشركتم ولا تخافون أنكم أشركتم بالله ما لم ينزل به عليكم سلطانا فأي الفريقين أحق بالأمن إن كنتم تعلمون