16وَلَولا إِذ سَمِعتُموهُ قُلتُم ما يَكونُ لَنا أَن نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهٰذا سُبحانَكَ هٰذا بُهتانٌ عَظيمٌN. J. DawoodWhen you heard it, why did you not say: ‘It is not right for us to speak of this. God forbid! This is a monstrous slander’.