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Al-Baqarah 2:170

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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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يقول تعالى : ( وإذا قيل ) لهؤلاء الكفرة من المشركين : ( اتبعوا ما أنزل الله ) على رسوله ، واتركوا ما أنتم فيه من الضلال والجهل ، قالوا في جواب ذلك : ( بل نتبع ما ألفينا ) أي : وجدنا ( عليه آباءنا ) أي : من عبادة الأصنام والأنداد . قال الله تعالى منكرا عليهم : ( أولو كان آباؤهم ) أي : الذين يقتدون بهم ويقتفون أثرهم ( لا يعقلون شيئا ولا يهتدون ) أي : ليس لهم فهم ولا هداية ! ! .وروى ابن إسحاق عن محمد بن أبي محمد ، عن عكرمة أو سعيد بن جبير ، عن ابن عباس : أنها نزلت في طائفة من اليهود ، دعاهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى الإسلام ، فقالوا : بل نتبع ما ألفينا عليه آباءنا . فأنزل الله هذه الآية .

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