وَكَذٰلِكَ مَا٘ اَرۡسَلۡنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلِكَ فِيۡ قَرۡيَةٍ مِّنۡ نَّذِيۡرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتۡرَفُوۡهَا٘ۙ اِنَّا وَجَدۡنَا٘ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰ٘ي اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰ٘ي اٰثٰرِهِمۡ مُّقۡتَدُوۡنَ

And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following