بَلْ قَالُوا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ (22)
(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 becn the practice since the time of their forefathers: therefore, they have taken the angels as goddesses in imitation of them."