Transliteration:( Antum wa aabaaa'ukumul aqdamoon )
You and your forefathers [81].
In this brief but powerful statement, Ibrahim (عليه السلام) includes both his people and their ancestors in the critique of idol worship. No generation is exempt from responsibility before Allah, and the mere actions of forefathers do not justify error. This verse reinforces that truth is not inherited, and each person must seek guidance through knowledge and reflection, not blind loyalty.
The tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura verse 76 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 69 which provides the complete commentary from verse 69 through 77.
(26:76) you and your forefathers of yore?[54]
54. That is, is it enough to say that a religion is true only because it has been held as such by their ancestors? Should people, generation after generation, go on following their ancestors in their footsteps blindly without ever caring to see whether the deities they worship possess any divine attribute or not, and whether they have any power to influence their destinies?
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