"Their messengers said, “Can there be doubt about God, Creator of the hea- vens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays you [i.e., your death] for a speci- fied term.” They said, You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority [i.e., evi- dence].”"— Sahih Intl