Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 74

Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 74 · View Ayah
قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

They said ‘Rather we found our fathers so doing’ that is doing the same as we do.

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(They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this use) we found our fathers worshipping these deities, and we have emulated them.

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