43. Zuhruf · verses 21–22

أَمۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ كِتَٰبٗا مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ

Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoona

What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast?

بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ

Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muhtadoona

Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."