Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

أَمْ مِّن فَهُم بِهِۦ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 8 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

8 words · 32 letters · āyah 21 of 89

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 23:68 · Al-Muminoonclose

    أَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا۟ ٱلْقَوْلَ أَمْ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Then have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?

  • Quran 29:51 · Al-Ankabootclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ أَنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَرَحْمَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.

  • Quran 7:52 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَٰهُم بِكِتَٰبٍ فَصَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge - as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.

  • Quran 26:198 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ

    And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

  • Quran 28:51 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the Qur'an that they might be reminded.

  • Quran 2:101 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ كِتَٰبَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    And when a messenger from Allah came to them confirming that which was with them, a party of those who had been given the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allah behind their backs…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:21 include Quran 23:68 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 29:51 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 7:52 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 26:198 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 23:68 reads: “Then have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 43:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:21 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?”

Which surah is verse 43:21 in?

Quran 43:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), chapter 43 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 89 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 43:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.