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Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 24

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۞ قَـٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿24﴾
(The warner) said: "Even if I bring you better guidance than that which you found your fathers following?" They said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent."
۞ قَـٰلَ qāla He said
أَوَلَوْ awalaw Even if
جِئْتُكُم ji'tukum I brought you
بِأَهْدَىٰ bi-ahdā better guidance
مِمَّا mimmā than what
وَجَدتُّمْ wajadttum you found
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on it
ءَابَآءَكُمْ ۖ ābāakum your forefathers
قَالُوٓا۟ qālū They said
إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
بِمَآ bimā with what
أُرْسِلْتُم ur'sil'tum you are sent
بِهِۦ bihi with [it]
كَـٰفِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers

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(Ayah 24) ➊ {قٰلَ اَوَ لَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاَهْدٰى مِمَّا وَجَدْتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ اٰبَآءَكُمْ:} That is, the previous messenger said: "What if I bring you a path that is straighter than this? Will you still not follow me and continue on your own way?"
{ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا بِمَاۤ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ:} That is, they said: "Even if you bring a path straighter than that of our forefathers, we will surely remain deniers of what you have been sent with; we will not accept the truth you have brought."

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24. 1. That is, they were so firm in following their forefathers that even the clarification and reasoning of the Prophet could not turn them away from it. This verse is a great proof of the invalidity and evil of blind following (for details, see Fath al-Qadeer, by al-Shawkani).

Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

24. The Prophet said, "Even if I bring you a better guidance [23] than what you found your forefathers following?" They replied, "We surely reject what you have been sent with."

It is more correct, in the sense that there is transmitted evidence for it, is that all heavenly books have taught that Allah alone is the true deity. No one else can be His partner or equal in His essence and attributes. Moreover, sound intellect also demands the same.