እነዚያም ( ጣዖታትን ) ያጋሩት « አላህ በሻ ኖሮ ከእርሱ ሌላ እኛም አባቶቻችንም ምንንም ባልተገዛን ነበር ፤ ያለእርሱም ( ትእዛዝ ) ምንንም እርም ባላደረግን ነበር አሉ ፡ ፡ » እነዚያም ከነሱ በፊት የነበሩት እነደዚሁ ሠሩ ፡ ፡ በመልክተኞቹም ላይ ግልፅ ማድረስ ብቻ እንጂ ሌላ የለባቸውም ፡ ፡
Those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity say : " Were Allah to will so , neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped any other than Him , nor would we have prohibited anything without His command . " Their predecessors proffered similar excuses .