أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ كِتَـٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
Sahih International
Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?
Dimensional Analysis
Scriptural
90%
Apparent
80%
Essence
80%
Ethical
30%
Relational
30%
Phonetic
30%
Context
43:20
("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!
43:21
What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast?
43:22
Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."
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