Translation of the meanings Ayah 28 Surah Al-A‘rāf - English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 28

وَإِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَٰحِشَةٗ قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَا عَلَيۡهَآ ءَابَآءَنَا وَٱللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَاۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِۖ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

When they commit a shameful act^[6], they say, “We found our forefathers doing it, and Allah has enjoined it upon us.” Say, “Allah never enjoins shameful acts. Do you say about Allah something of which you have no knowledge?”

[6] The heathen practice of the Arabs who used to associate others with Allah and circumambulate around the Ka‘bah naked.