Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 22
Quran 43:22 · The Ornaments of Gold · Makki · Para 25 · Page 490
بَلْ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰۤی اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuhtadoon
Saheeh International
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
No! That has not happened. Rather, they are using their blind following as evidence, saying, “Indeed, we found our forefathers before us upon a belief and they used to worship idols. We are continuing in their footsteps in worshipping them.”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 43:21–43:25 together — read it on 43:21