Surah Al Araf Ayat 173 Translation Tafseer

Para 9 - قَالَ الْمَلَاُ

سورة الاعراف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

7.173

اَوْ تَقُوْلُوْۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَشْرَكَ اٰبَآؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَ كُنَّا ذُرِّیَّةً مِّنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْۚ-اَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُوْنَ(173)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Or you say, “Polytheism was ˹first˺ practiced by our forefathers and we were ˹their˺ offspring after them; so will you destroy us due to what the people of falsehood did?”[1]

Commentary

[1]

Here, some matters are noteworthy: 1. Generally, ignorance is not an acceptable excuse in Islamic rulings; one cannot present the excuse of not knowing to be saved from Divine Retribution. It is incumbent upon every individual to learn Islamic rulings as defined by the Islamic law; 2. Blindly following forefathers is not an acceptable excuse in the Court of Allah Almighty; 3. Laying foundations of sin is indeed a severe offence, however, all those who commit the sinful action are also transgressors; the transgressors cannot profess innocence stating that they did not invent this sin.

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