BLIND FOLLOWING STRONGLY CONDEMNS

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ{2:170}

[Q2:170] Wa izaa qeela lahumuttabi'oo maaa anzalal laahu qaaloo bal nattabi'u maaa alfainaa 'alaihi aabaaa'anaaa; awalaw kaana aabaaa'hum laa ya'qiloona shai'anw wa laa yahtadoon.

[Q2:170] And when it is said to them, Follow what ALLAH (SWT) has revealed, they say: Nay! We follow what we found our fathers upon. What! And though their fathers had no sense at all, nor did they follow the right way.

[Q2:170] Dan apabila dikatakan kepada mereka” Turutlah akan apa yang telah diturunkan oleh ALLAH (SwT)” mereka menjawab: “(Tidak), bahkan kami (hanya) menurut apa yang kami dapati datuk nenek kami melakukannya”. Patutkah (mereka menurutnya) sekalipun datuk neneknya itu tidak faham sesuatu (apa pun tentang perkara-perkara ugama), dan tidak pula mendapat petunjuk hidayah (dari ALLAH (SwT))?

TO BLINDLY FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ONE'S FOREFATHERS OR LEADERS, IS TO DISCARD THE SACRED RESPONSIBILITY OF SEEKING THE TRUTH. The fathers or those who came first before the true message was delivered through the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad), were in senseless ignorance, and whoever follows their direction will be away from the guided path.

r  THE GREATEST BARRIER WHICH THE HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHUMA SALI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA ALI MUHAMMAD) BROKE WAS THAT OF NARROW-MINDED TRIBAL DESPOTISM AND NATIONALISM.

THIS VERSE STRONGLY CONDEMNS BLIND FOLLOWING OF THOSE TRADITIONS OF THE ANCESTORS WHICH DO NOT TALLY WITH SOUND REASONING AND DIVINE GUIDANCE.

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وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاءً وَنِدَاءً ۚ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ {2:171}

[Q2:171] Wa masalul lazeena kafaroo kamasalil lazee yan'iqu bimaa laa yasma'u illaa du'aaa'anw wa nidaaa'aa; summum bukmun 'umyun fahum laa ya'qiloon.
[Q2:171] And the parable of those who disbelieve is as the parable of one who calls out to that which hears no more than a call and a cry; deaf, dumb (and) blind, so they do not understand.

[Q2:171] Dan bandingan (orang-orang yang menyeru) orang-orang kafir (yang tidak mahu beriman itu), samalah seperti orang yang berteriak memanggil binatang yang tidak dapat memahami selain dari mendengar suara panggilan sahaja; mereka itu ialah orang-orang yang pekak, bisu dan buta; oleh sebab itu mereka tidak dapat menggunakan akalnya.

Those who cover themselves with the dark veil of ignorance (Kufr-infidelity) are deaf, dumb and blind, THEREFORE, the impact of the call of the message of ALLAH (SWT) is lost. There is no response. THE KAFIR IS DEVOID OF UNDERSTANDING.