Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(And even so) just as your own folk said (We sent not a warner) a warning prophet (before thee (Muhammad) into any township) to the inhabitants of any township (but its luxurious ones) the tyrants among them (said: Lo! We found our fathers following a religion) following this religion, (and we are following their footprints) and we are emulating their religion and actions.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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