The Bee
16. An-Naḥl
النحل
al-Naḥl (The Bee)
ٱلنَّحْل
16:35
وَقَالَ
الَّذِينَ
أَشْرَكُوا
لَوْ
شَاءَ
اللَّهُ
مَا
عَبَدْنَا
مِن
دُونِهِ
مِن
شَيْءٍ
نَّحْنُ
وَلَا
آبَاؤُنَا
وَلَا
حَرَّمْنَا
مِن
دُونِهِ
مِن
شَيْءٍ
كَذَلِكَ
فَعَلَ
الَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبْلِهِمْ
فَهَلْ
عَلَى
الرُّسُلِ
إِلَّا
الْبَلَاغُ
الْمُبِينُ
wa-qāla lladhīna ʾashrakū law shāʾa llāhu mā ʿabadnā min dūnihī min shayʾin naḥnu wa-lā ʾābāʾunā wa-lā ḥarramnā min dūnihī min shayʾin ka-dhālika faʿala lladhīna min qablihim fa-hal ʿalā r-rusuli ʾillā l-balāghu l-mubīnu
The pagans had said, "Had God wanted we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, nor would our fathers. We would not have forbidden anything without (a command from) Him." The same thing was said by the people who lived before them. Are the Messengers expected to do more than just preach?
