When they are told: “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they say: “We will rather follow that which we have found our forefathers following.” (Will they follow that) even though Satan might invite them to the chastisement of the Blazing Fire?1
Footnotes
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“Whoever surrenders his face to Allah”: Who submits himself wholly to the service of Allah, entrusts all his affairs to Him and makes His guidance the law of his entire life.
[2]Qira’at: Ibn Kathir, Abu ʻAmr, Ibn ʻAmer and Yaʻqub read it as: “. . . one of Our sincere servants.”