when it is said to them follow what allah has sent down they reply we will follow that which we found our fathers upon even though their fathers did not understand anything and they were not guided.
وإذا قيل لهم اتبعوا ما أنزل الله قالوا بل نتبع ما ألفينا عليه آباءنا أولو كان آباؤهم لا يعقلون شيئا ولا يهتدون