A False Notion and its Rebuttal Allah tells; سَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْThose who committed Shirk say:Here Allah mentioned a debate with the idolators, refuting a false notion they have over their Shirk and the things that they prohibited.They said, surely, Allah has full knowledge of the Shirk we indulge in, and that we forbid some kinds of wealth. Allah is able to change this Shirk by directing us to the faith, - they claimed - and prevent us from falling into disbelief, but He did not do that. Therefore - they said Allah indicated that He willed, decided and agreed that we do all this. They said,لَوْ شَاء اللّهُ مَا أَشْرَكْنَا وَلَا ابَاوُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن شَيْءٍ"If Allah had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything."Allah said in another Ayah,وَقَالُواْ لَوْ شَأءَ الرَّحْمَـنُ مَا عَبَدْنَـهُمْAnd they said:"If it had been the will of the Most Gracious (Allah), we should not have worshipped them (false deities)." (43:20)Similar is mentioned in Surah An-Nahl.Allah said next,كَذَلِكَ كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمLikewise belied those who were before them,for by using and relying on this understanding, the misguided ones before them were led astray. This notion is false and ungrounded, for had it been true, Allah would not have harmed them, destroyed them, aided His honorable Messengers over them, and made them taste His painful punishment.حَتَّى ذَاقُواْ بَأْسَنَاtill they tasted Our wrath.قُلْ هَلْ عِندَكُم مِّنْ عِلْمٍSay:"Have you any knowledge..."that Allah is pleased with you and with your ways,فَتُخْرِجُوهُ لَنَاthat you can produce before us.and make it plain, apparent and clear for us.However,إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ الظَّنَّVerily, you only follow the Zann,doubts and wishful thinking,وَإِنْ أَنتُمْ إَلاَّ تَخْرُصُونَand you do nothing but lie.about Allah in the false claims that you utter.Allah said next,قُلْ فَلِلّهِ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَالِغَةُ فَلَوْ شَاء لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ