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quran:17:42 –

Say, ˹O Muhammad˺, "If there had been with Him ˹other˺ gods, as they say, then they ˹each˺ would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."  

Say, to them: ‘If there were with Him, that is, with God, ˹other˺ gods, as they say, they would, in that case, have sought against the Lord of the Throne, that is, ˹against˺ God, some path, some way, in order to fight Him ˹off˺.
القرآن:١٧:٤٢ –

قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَابْتَغَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا  

{قل} لهم {لو كان معه} أي الله {آلهة كما يقولون إذا لابتغوْا} طلبوا {إلى ذي العرش} أي الله {سبيلاً} ليقاتلوه.