Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:21 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 21 / 89 · Page 490
أَمْ آتَيْنَاهُمْ كِتَابًا مِّن قَبْلِهِ فَهُم بِهِ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
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أَمْ
am
Or
آتَيْنَاهُمْ
ataynahum
have We given them
كِتَابًا
kitaban
a book
مِّن
min
before it
قَبْلِهِ
qablihi
before it
فَهُم
fahum
so they
بِهِ
bihi
to it
مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
mus'tamsikuna
(are) holding fast
Transliteration
Am aatainaahum Kitaabam min qablihee fahum bihee mustamsikoon
Translation
Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Or, have I given these idolaters a book before the Qur’ān that allows them to worship other than Allah, which they are holding fast to and using as evidence?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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