أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ كِتَـٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அல்லது, அவர்கள் ஆதாரமாகக் கொள்வதற்காக இதற்கு முன்னால் நாம் அவர்களுக்கு ஏதாவதொரு வேதத்தை கொடுத்திருக்கிறோமா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එසේ නැතහොත් මීට පෙර ධර්ම ග්රන්ථයක් අපි ඔවුනට පිරිනමා ඔවුහු එය ග්රහණය කර ගෙන සිටියෝ ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کیا ہم نے انہیں اس سے پہلے کوئی (اور) کتاب دی ہے جسے یہ مضبوط تھامے ہوئے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それともわれがこれより前に授けた啓典があって，かれらはそれを固く守っている（とでも言う）のか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 难道以前我曾赐他们一本天经，而他们是坚持那本天经的。
Tafsir of 43:21
The Idolators have no Proof Allah condemns the idolators for worshipping others instead of Allah with no evidence or proof for doing so. أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَهُمْ كِتَباً مِّن قَبْلِهِ (Or have We given them any Book before this) means, before their idolatry. فَهُم بِهِ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ (to which they are holding fast) means, with regard to what they are doing. This is not the case. This is like the Ayah: أَمْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَناً فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُواْ بِهِ يُشْرِكُونَ (Or have We revealed to them an authority (a Scripture), which speaks of that which they have been associating with Him) (30:35) meaning, that did not happen. Then Allah says: بَلْ قَالُواْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَى أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَى ءَاثَرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ (Nay! They say: "we found our fathers following a certain way and religion (Ummah), and we guide ourselves by their footsteps.") meaning, they have no grounds for their belief in idolatry apart from the fact that they are imitating their fathers and forefathers who were following a certain Ummah or way, i.e., religion.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
