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wa-ʾidhā faʿalū fāḥishatan qālū wajadnā ʿalayhā ʾābāʾanā wa-llāhu ʾamaranā bihā qul ʾinna llāha lā yaʾmuru bi-l-faḥshāʾi ʾa-taqūlūna ʿalā llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna
When they commit an indecency, they say, ‘We found our fathers practising it, and Allah has enjoined it upon us.’ Say, ‘Indeed Allah does not enjoin indecencies. Do you attribute to Allah what you do not know?’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 28
28. "And whenever they commit an indecency, they say: 'We found our fathers (acting) upon it, and Allah has enjoined it on us.' Say: 'Verily Allah does not enjoin indecencies. Do you say against Allah what you do not know? '."
In this verse, the Qur'an points to one of the important temptations of Satan, usually stated by the tongues of some persons who have satanic qualities. It is so that when they do a disgraceful action, and they are asked of its reason, they will answer that it is the custom and tradition that they have found with their ancestors upon it in addition that Allah has enjoined them upon it, too. The verse says:
It is interesting that, for answering them, the Qur'an does not pay attention to the first reason, i.e. the blindly following their fathers. It suffices to answer their second proof. It says:
The reason of this statement is that Allah’s commandment is not separate from the command of intellect. Then the verse ends with the following holy phrase:
The objective meaning of the Arabic word /fahisah/ (indecency), here, in this verse, is any indecent and disgrace action, including 'naked circumambulation. This action was performed by some ignorant people in order to follow their unjust leaders, which is counted one of its clear denotation expansions.