now they who ascribe divinity to aught beside god say had god so willed we would not have worshipped aught but him neither we nor our forefathers nor would we have declared aught as forbidden without a commandment from him. even thus did speak those who lived before their time but then are the apostles bound to do more than clearly deliver the message ?
وقال الذين أشركوا لو شاء الله ما عبدنا من دونه من شيء نحن ولا آباؤنا ولا حرمنا من دونه من شيء كذلك فعل الذين من قبلهم فهل على الرسل إلا البلاغ المبين