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 كسانى كه شرك آوردند گفتند: اگر خدا مى‌خواست جز او هيچ چيز نمى‌پرستيديم، نه ما و نه پدران ما، و بى [خواست و فرمان‌] او هيچ چيز را حرام نمى‌كرديم. كسانى كه پيش از آنها بودند نيز چنين كردند. پس آيا بر پيامبران جز رساندن پيام روشن و آشكار [تكليفى‌] هست؟