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Az-Zukhruf 43:21 ام اتيناهم كتابا من قبله فهم به مستمسكون ٢١

43:21
أَمۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ
كِتَٰبٗا
مِّن
قَبۡلِهِۦ
فَهُم
بِهِۦ
مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ
٢١
or have We perhaps given them a book before this one, to which they hold fast?
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Idolators have no Proof

Allah condemns the idolators for worshipping others instead of Allah with no evidence or proof for doing so.

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـهُمْ كِتَـباً مِّن قَبْلِهِ

(Or have We given them any Book before this) means, before their idolatry.

فَهُم بِهِ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ

(to which they are hold

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The Idolators have no Proof

Allah condemns the idolators for worshipping others instead of Allah with no evidence or proof for doing so.

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـ
…
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Chapter 43, Page 490, Juz 25

16. Has He taken daughters for Himself and favoured you with sons? 17. When one of them is given news of the birth of a daughter, such as he so readily ascribes to the Lord of Mercy, his face grows dark and he is filled with gloom- 18. ‘Someone who is brought up amongst trinkets, who cannot put together a clear argument?’ 19. They consider the angels- God’s servants- to be female. Did they witness their creation? Their claim will be put on record and they will be questioned about it. 20. They say, ‘If the Lord of Mercy had willed it, we would not have worshipped them,’ but they do not know that- they are only guessing- 21. or have We perhaps given them a book before this one, to which they hold fast? 22. No indeed! They say, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are guided by their footsteps.’ 23. When-ever We sent a messenger before you to warn a township, those corrupted by wealth said, in the same way, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are only following in their footsteps.’ 24. The messenger said, ‘Even though I bring you a truer religion than what you saw your fathers following?’ and they replied, ‘But we do not believe the message you bring.’ 25. We punished them: think about how those who rejected the Truth met their end.

- M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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