أَمۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ كِتَٰبٗا مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ ٢١
Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَمۡOram
- ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡhave We given themātaynāhum
- كِتَٰبٗاa bookkitāban
- مِّنbefore itmin
- قَبۡلِهِۦbefore itqablihi
- فَهُمso theyfahum
- بِهِۦto itbihi
- مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ(are) holding fastmus'tamsikūna
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?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran