Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 23
Quran 43:23 · The Ornaments of Gold · Makki · Para 25 · Page 490
وَكَذٰلِكَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِیْ قَرْیَةٍ مِّنْ نَّذِیْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْهَاۤ ۙ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰۤی اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّقْتَدُوْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Wakathalika ma arsalnamin qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qalamutrafooha inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuqtadoon
Saheeh International
And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
And just as these people have lied and used the blind following of their forefathers as evidence, O Messenger, I did not send any messenger to any community before you, except that those living in luxury in that village said, “Indeed, we found our forefathers upon a belief, and we are following in their footsteps”, so your nation is not any different in that regard.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 43:21–43:25 together — read it on 43:21