The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 939
اَمُ أَتَيْنَهُمُ كِتبًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهِ فَهُمْ بِهِ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ PT. 25 AZ-ZUKHRUF 22. "Have We given them a Scripture before this, so that they are holding fast to it?3656 b6 CH. 43 b. bújjjj found our fathers following a certain course, and we guided by their footsteps. ' are بَلْ قَالُوا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا أَبَاءَنَا عَلَى أُمَّةٍ وان Nay, but they say, We. 23 عَلَى اثْرِهِمْ مُّهْتَدُونَ وَكَذَلِكَ مَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِي قَرْيَةِ And thus has it always been. 24 that We never sent any Warner مِنْ نَّذِيرِ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا before thee to any township but ابَاءَ نَا عَلَى أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَى اثْرِهِمْ fathers مقْتَدُونَ "'We found the evil leaders thereof said: following a certain course, and our we are following in their footsteps. '3657 قُل اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِأَهْدَى مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ Their Warner said: “What. 25 عَلَيْهِ ابَاءَكُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُمْ guidance than that which you even though I bring you a better found your fathers following?' a37:157-158; 68:38. 2:171; 7:29. 21:54; 26:75. unblushingly the idolaters protest that they are helpless creatures in the hands of God. If He had so willed, He would have stopped them from idol- worship. no The words "they have knowledge whatsoever of that," signify that no reason or argument based on knowledge can be adduced in support of idol worship. It is all based on foolish conjecture and surmise. 3656. Commentary: The verse means to say that idol- worshippers not only do not possess any reason or argument to uphold their irrational doctrines, they cannot even adduce the evidence of a Divine Scripture in their support. 3657. Commentary: The hackneyed plea of idolaters to that it was a time-honoured practice support idol worship has always been observed by their forefathers. In fact, old ideas and customs die hard. They have always proved a stumbling block in the way of disbelievers to accept the Divine Message. For the meaning of the word ad see 6:39 and 16:121. 2853