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Quran 2:170

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 170 of 286 · Juz 2

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:170
EnglishTalal Itani

And when it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they say, “We will follow what we found our ancestors following.” Even if their ancestors understood nothing, and were not guided?

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Allahın indirdiğine uyun denildiği vakit de onlara yok dediler: Atalarımızı neyin üzerinde bulduksa ona uyarız, ya ataları bir şeye akl erdiremez ve doğruyu seçemez idiseler demi?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Lorsqu’on leur dit : Suivez la loi que Dieu vous a envoyée, ils répondent : Nous suivons les usages de nos pères. Mais est-ce que leurs pères n’étaient pas des gens qui n’entendaient rien, et qui n’étaient point dans la droite voie ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Als men hun zegt: Volgt datgene wat God heeft gezonden! dan antwoordt gij: Neen, wij volgen de gebruiken onzer vaderen. Maar waren hunne vaderen dan geen onverstandigen en verkeerd geleiden?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Allorchè si dice loro: Seguite la legge che Dio v’ha mandata, essi rispondono Noi seguiamo le abitudini dei nostri padri. Ma che forse i loro padri non capivano nulla, e non erano nella via dritta?

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.