the worshippers of false gods say if allah had so willed we should not have worshipped aught but him neither we nor our fathers nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than his. so did those who went before them. but what is the mission of messengers but to preach the clear 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