An-Nahl 16:35 وقال الذين اشركوا لو شاء الله ما عبدنا من دونه من شيء نحن ولا اباونا ولا حرمنا من دونه من شيء كذالك فعل الذين من قبلهم فهل على الرسل الا البلاغ المبين ٣٥
وَقَالَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أَشۡرَكُواْ
لَوۡ
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَا
عَبَدۡنَا
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
مِن
شَيۡءٖ
نَّحۡنُ
وَلَآ
ءَابَآؤُنَا
وَلَا
حَرَّمۡنَا
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
مِن
شَيۡءٖۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
فَعَلَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ
فَهَلۡ
عَلَى
ٱلرُّسُلِ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ
ٱلۡمُبِينُ
٣٥
The polytheists said, “If Allah had so willed, we would have not worshipped anything other than Him - neither we nor our forefathers - nor would we have made anything unlawful without (a command from) Him.” Similar was the reaction of those who were before them. Therefore, the messengers’ obligation is no more than to convey the message clearly.
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