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And when it is said to them, the disbelievers, 'Follow what Allahu ta’ālā has revealed', pertaining to affirmation of Allah’s Oneness and the good things that He has made lawful, they say, 'No; but we follow what we found our fathers doing', in the way of idol-worship, deeming unlawful the camel let loose, and [practising] the slitting of the camel's ear (sc. bahīra). Allahu ta’ālā says: What? (the hamza [of a-wa-law] is for repudiation), do they follow them, Even if their fathers do not understand anything, concerning religion, and they were not guided?, to the truth.