11.1 Following traditions can be an obstacle to the
truth
When it is said to them: “Come to what Allah has
revealed; come to the Messenger: They say: “Enough
for us are the ways we found our fathers following.”
What! Even though their fathers lacked knowledge and
guidance?
O you who believe! Guard your own souls: if you follow
(right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those
who stray. The goal of you all is to Allah. It is He that
will show you the truth of all that you do.Ch 5: V107-108
11.2 Follow based on knowledge
And pursue not that of which you have no knowledge;
for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling
in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of
Reckoning).Ch 17: V36
11.3 Cultures and traditions
No! They say: “We found our fathers following a certain
religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps.”
Just in the same way, whenever We sent a warner
before you to any people, the wealthy ones among
them said: “We found our fathers following a certain
religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps.”
He said: “What! Even if I brought you better guidance
than that which you found your fathers following?”
They said: “For us, we deny that you (prophets) are sent
(on a mission at all).”
Ch 43: V22-24
When it is said to them: “Follow what Allah has
revealed:” They say: “No! We shall follow the ways of
our fathers.” What! Even though their fathers lacked
wisdom and guidance?Ch 2: V 170
11.4 Satan uses traditions to mislead
When they are told to follow the (revelation) that Allah
has sent down, they say: “No, we shall follow the ways
that we found our fathers (following). “What! Even if
it is Satan inviting them to the penalty of the (blazing)
fire?
Ch 31: V21
When they do anything that is shameful, they say: “We
found our fathers doing so”; and “(Allah) commanded
us thus”: Say: “No, Allah never commands what is
shameful: do you say of Allah what you do not know?”Ch 7: V28
11.5 Every people will stand to account independently
That was a people that have passed away. They shall
reap the fruit of what they did, and you of what you do!
Of their merits there is no question in your case.
Ch 2: V 141
He will say: “Enter you in the company of the people
who passed away before you - men and jinns, - into the
Fire.”Every time a new people enters, it curses its sister-
people (that went before), until they follow each other,
all into the fire. The last will say about the first: “Our
Lord! It is these that misled us: so give them a double
penalty in the Fire.” He will say: “Doubled for all”: but
this you do not understand.
Ch 7: V38
Truly they found their fathers on the wrong path;
So they (too) made haste to follow! And truly before
them, many of the ancients went astray;-
But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to
warn them;- Then see what was the end of those who
were warned (but heeded not), except the sincere (and
devoted) servants of Allah.Ch 37: V69-74
11.6 Priestly commands can result in associating
partners to Allah
They take their priests and their rabbis and monks to be
their lords besides Allah, and (they take as their lord)
Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to
worship but one Allah. There is no god but He. Praise
and Glory to Him: (far is He) from having the partners
they associate (with Him).Ch 9: V31