2. Sūrat al-Baqarah

٢۔ سُورَةُ البَقَرَة

2.69 Do not profess the faith blindly. A parable of disbelievers.

٢۔٦٩ مقطع في سُورَةُ البَقَرَة

quran:2:170

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?  

And when it is said to them, the disbelievers, ‘Follow what God has revealed’, pertaining to affirmation of God’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). God 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.
القرآن:٢:١٧٠

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ  

{وإذا قيل لهم} أي الكفار {اتبعوا ما أنزل الله} من التوحيد وتحليل الطيبات {قالوا} لا {بل نتبع ما ألفينا} وجدنا {عليه آباءنا} من عبادة الأصنام وتحريم السوائب والبحائر قال تعالى: {أ} يتبعونهم {وَلو كان آباؤهم لا يعقلون شيئا} من أمر الدين {ولا يهتدون} إلى الحق والهمزةُ للإنكار.
quran:2:171

The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries cattle or sheep - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.  

The likeness, the attribute, of those who disbelieve, and the one who calls them to guidance, is as the likeness of one who shouts to that which hears nothing, save a call and a cry, only a sound, not understanding its meaning: when they listen to an admonition they are like cattle that hear the cry of their shepherd but do not understand what he is saying; they are deaf, dumb, blind — they do not comprehend, any admonition.
القرآن:٢:١٧١

وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاءً وَنِدَاءً ۚ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ  

{ومثل} صفة {الذين كفروا} ومن يدعوهم إلى الهدي {كمثل الذي ينعق} يصوت {بما لا يسمع إلا دعاءً ونداءً} أي صوتا ولا يفهم معناه أي في سماع الموعظة وعدم تدبرها كالبهائم تسمع صوت راعيها ولا تفهمه، هم {صمٌ بكمٌ عميٌ فهم لا يعقلون} الموعظة.