The Holy Quran 31:21 — Surah Luqman

Arabic text

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ ۚ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Translation

(These people are so stubborn and set in their wrong ways that) When it is said to them, "Follow what Allaah has revealed (to the Ambiyaa عليهم الصلاة والسلام)," they say, "We will (rather) follow what we found our forefathers doing." Will they (be so foolish to) follow their forefathers even though Shaytaan called their forefathers to the punishment of the Blaze (even though their forefathers committed kufr and Shirk at Shaytaan's bidding)?

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The blind following of forefathers: that is, even if Shaytan is leading your forefathers towards Hell, will you still follow them? And where they fall, will you fall there too?

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