31 Preface وَإِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِم آياتُنا قالوا قَد سَمِعنا لَو نَشاءُ لَقُلنا مِثلَ هٰذا ۙ إِن هٰذا إِلّا أَساطيرُ الأَوَّلينَAhmed AliWhen Our messages were read out to them, they said: “We have heard. We could certainly compose (writings) like them if we choose. They are but only tales of long ago.”