, we should
not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor
should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those
who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to
preach the Clear Message?

P: And the idolaters say: Had Allah willed, we had not worshipped aught
beside Him, we and our fathers, nor had we forbidden aught without
(command from) Him. Even so did those before them. Are the messengers
charged with aught save plain conveyance (of the message)?

S: And they who give associates (to Allah) say: If Allah had pleased, we
would not have served anything besides Allah, (neither) we nor our
fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything without (order from)
Him. Thus did those before them; is then aught incumbent upon the
messengers except a plain delivery (of the message)?

016.036
Y: For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the
Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whom
Allah guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established).
So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who
denied (the Truth).

P: And verily We have raised in every nation a messenger, (proclaiming):
Serve Allah and shun false gods. Then some of them (there were) whom
Allah guided, and some of them (there were) upon whom error had just
hold. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence
for the deniers!

S: And certainly We raised in every nation a messenger saying: Serve
Allah and shun the Shaitan. So there were some of them whom Allah
guided and there were others against whom error was due; therefore
travel in the land, then see what was the end of the rejecters.

016.037
Y: If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as
He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them.

P: Even if thou (O Muhammad) desirest their right guidance, still Allah
assuredly will not guide him who misleadeth. Such have no helpers.

S: If you desire for their guidance, yet surely Allah does not guide him
who leads astray, nor shall they have any helpers.

016.038
Y: They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will not raise
up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth:
but most among mankind realise it not.

P: And they swear by Allah their most binding oaths (that) Allah will
not raise up him who dieth. Nay, but it is a promise (binding) upon Him
in t