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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
What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding 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. What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice? 17. When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! 18. Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)? 19. And they make into females angels who themselves serve Allah. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be called to account! 20. ("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) Most Gracious, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do nothing but lie! 21. What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast? 22. Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps." 23. Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee to any people, the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps." 24. He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance than that which ye found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we deny that ye (prophets) are sent (on a mission at all)." 25. So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the end of those who rejected (Truth)!

- A. Yusuf Ali

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