The Holy Quran 26:74 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

Translation

They replied, "But (we are doing this only because) we found our forefathers doing the same."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The disbelievers’ worship of their forefathers: that is: “We know nothing of these logical arguments and sophistries, nor do our devotion and worship rest on such things. There is just one argument worth a hundred arguments: our elders have always done it this way. Are we to regard them all as fools?”

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