the pagans had said had god wanted we would not have worshipped anything other than him nor would our fathers. we would not have forbidden anything without him. the same thing was said by the people who lived before them. are the messengers expected to do more than just preach?
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