The idolaters say, “Had God willed, we would not have worshiped anything besides Him, neither us, nor our ancestors, nor would we have prohibited anything besides His prohibitions.” Those before them did likewise. Are the messengers responsible for anything but clear communication?
و مشركان گفتند: اگر خدا مى‌خواست، نه ما و نه پدرانمان هيچ چيزى را غير از او نمى‌پرستيديم و بى‌خواست او چيزى را حرام نمى‌كرديم. كسانى كه پيش از آنها بودند نيز چنين كردند، ولى آيا پيامبران وظيفه‌اى جز ابلاغ آشكار بر عهده دارند