and those who worshipped others with allah said if allah had so willed neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped any but him nor would we have forbidden anything without him. those before them did the same. then! are the messengers charged with anything but to clearly convey 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