Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:21

The Ornaments of Gold · Verse 21 of 89 · Juz 25 · Page 490

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ كِتَـٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ

Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

Or have We brought them a scripture before that is before the Qur’ān that they should worship other than God so that they are holding fast to it? In other words this never happened.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 43:21, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.