ASY SYU'ARAA' — Ayat 196
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
Tafsir Ibnu Katsir
فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ-
196. And verily, it is in the Zubur of the former people. 197. Is it not a sign to them that the learned scholars of the Children of Israel knew it 198. And if We had revealed it unto any of the non-Arabs, 199. And he had recited it unto them, they would not have believed in it. Â Allah says: this Qur'an was mentioned and referred to in the previous Scriptures that were left behind by their Prophets who foretold it in ancient times and more recently. Allah took a covenant from them that they would follow it, and the last of them stood and addressed his people with the good news of Ahmad: