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

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The polytheists argue, “Had Allah willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped anything other than Him, nor prohibited anything without His command.” So did those before them. Is not the messengers’ duty only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly?