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Az-Zukhruf 43:22 بل قالوا انا وجدنا اباءنا على امة وانا على اثارهم مهتدون ٢٢

43:22
بَلۡ
قَالُوٓاْ
إِنَّا
وَجَدۡنَآ
ءَابَآءَنَا
عَلَىٰٓ
أُمَّةٖ
وَإِنَّا
عَلَىٰٓ
ءَاثَٰرِهِم
مُّهۡتَدُونَ
٢٢
In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.”
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Idolators have no Proof

Allah condemns the idolators for worshipping others instead of Allah with no evidence or proof for doing so.

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـهُمْ كِتَـباً مِّن قَبْلِهِ

(Or have We given them any Book before this) means, before their idolatry.

فَهُم بِهِ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ

(to which they are hold

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The Idolators have no Proof

Allah condemns the idolators for worshipping others instead of Allah with no evidence or proof for doing so.

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـ
…
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Chapter 43, Page 490, Juz 25

16. Has He taken ˹angels as His˺ daughters from what He created, and favoured you ˹O pagans˺ with sons? 17. Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage. 18. ˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes? 19. Still they have labelled the angels, who are servants of the Most Compassionate, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their statement will be recorded, and they will be questioned! 20. And they argue, “Had the Most Compassionate willed, we would have never worshipped them.” They have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They do nothing but lie. 21. Or have We given them a Book ˹for proof˺, before this ˹Quran˺, to which they are holding firm? 22. In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.” 23. Similarly, whenever We sent a warner to a society before you ˹O Prophet˺, its ˹spoiled˺ elite would say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are walking in their footsteps.” 24. Each ˹warner˺ asked, “Even if what I brought you is better guidance than what you found your forefathers practicing?” They replied, “We totally reject whatever you have been sent with.” 25. So We inflicted punishment upon them. See then what was the fate of the deniers!

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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