the idolaters say if god had willed we would not have worshipped anything apart from him nor would our fathers have done nor would we have forbidden any thing without his . so had the people done before them. therefore it is binding on the prophets to convey the message in clearest terms.
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