Quran-43:22 Surah Az-zukhruf English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ

Transliteration:( Bal qaalooo innaa wajadnaaa aabaaa'anaa 'alaaa ummatinw wa innaa 'alaaa aasaarihim muhtadoon )

22. No, but, in fact, they say: "We found our fathers on this system (religion) and we are guided by their footsteps (35)". (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(22) Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Az-Zukhruf Ayat 22 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

📖 Commentary of Surah Az-Zukhruf – Verse 22

"No, but, in fact, they say: 'We found our fathers on this system (religion) and we are guided by their footsteps' [35]."

✅ [35] Blind Following of Ancestors

This verse exposes the real reason behind the disbelievers’ stubbornness: blind imitation of ancestral customs. They falsely believed that simply following their forefathers’ practices was enough for guidance.

It teaches that upholding traditions which contradict Islamic law is a serious offence. Even today, some Muslims persist in un-Islamic customs, especially during marriages, blindly imitating ignorant ancestral practices—a clear reflection of the very behavior condemned in this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Zukhruf verse 22 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zukhruf ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 25.

(43:22) Nay; they simply claim: “We found our forefathers on a way, and we continue to find guidance in their footsteps.”[22]

Ala-Maududi

(43:22) Nay; they simply claim: “We found our forefathers on a way, and we continue to find guidance in their footsteps.”[22]


22. That is, they have no authority of any divine book. The only authority they have is that it has been the practice since the time of their forefathers. Therefore, they have taken the angels as goddesses in imitation of them.

(22) Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

Surah Az-Zukhruf All Ayat (Verses)

Quran Surah 43 Verse 22

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