Jews and Christians Versus the Muslims

^59-60 The likeness of Jesus in Allah’s sight is that of Adam.

Allah created Jesus from dust, then said to him, “Be,” and he was.

⁶¹ If anyone disputes with you about him, say: “Come, let us call our children and your children, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and let us invoke Allah’s curse on the liars.”

⁶⁴ Say to the Jews and Christians: “Come to terms common between us and you. We worship only Allah. We associate nothing with Him.”

⁶⁶ People of the Book! Why do you argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him?

⁶⁶ You argue about things you know, but why do you argue about things you do not know?

^67-68 Abraham was a Muslim, not a Jew, nor a Christian, nor a Polytheist.

^69-70 A party of the People of the Book would love to lead you astray. But they only lead themselves astray. They do not realize it.

^72-74 Some of the People of the Book say:

Reply: “Guidance is Allah’s guidance. If someone is given the like of what you were given, or they argue with you before your Lord, say, “All grace is in Allah’s hand. He gives it to whomever He wills.”

⁷⁵ Among the People of the Book is he, who, if you entrust him with a heap of gold, he will give it back to you. And among them is he, who, if you entrust him with a single coin, he will not give it back to you, unless you keep after him.

That is because they say, “We are under no obligation towards the gentiles.”

They tell lies about Allah, and they know it.

⁷⁶ Whoever fulfills his commitments and maintains piety—Allah loves the pious.

⁷⁷ Those who exchange the covenant of Allah, and their vows, for a small price, will have no share in the Hereafter.

Allah will not speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. They will have a painful punishment.

⁷⁸ Among them are those who twist the Scripture with their tongues, that you may think it from the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture.

They say, “It is from Allah,” when it is not from Allah. They tell lies and attribute them to Allah, knowingly.

⁷⁹ No person to whom Allah has given the Scripture, and wisdom, and prophethood would ever say to the people, “Be my worshipers rather than Allah’s.”

Rather, “Be people of the Lord, according to the Scripture you teach, and the teachings you learn.”

⁸⁰ Nor would he command you to take the angels and the prophets as lords. Would he command you to infidelity after you have submitted?

⁸¹ Allah received the covenant of the prophets, “Inasmuch as I have given you of scripture and wisdom; should a messenger come to you verifying what you have, you shall believe in him, and support him.”

He said, “Do you affirm My covenant and take it upon yourselves?” They said, “We affirm it.” He said, “Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.”

Whoever turns away after that—these are the deceitful.

⁸³ Do they desire other than the religion of Allah, when to Him has submitted everything in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him they will be returned?

⁸⁴ Say, “We believe in Allah, and:

• in what was revealed to us, to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs
• in what was given to Moses, and Jesus, and the prophets from their Lord.

We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we submit.”

^85-93 Whoever seeks other than Islam as a religion, it will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.

⁹³ All food was permissible to the Jews, except what Israel forbade for itself before the Torah was revealed.

Say to them: “Bring the Torah, and read it, if you are truthful.”

⁹⁴ Whoever forges lies about Allah after that—these are the unjust.

⁹⁵ Say, “Allah has spoken the truth, so follow the religion of Abraham the Monotheist; he was not a Pagan.”

⁹⁶ The first house established for mankind is the one at Bekka; blessed, and guidance for all people.

⁹⁷ In it are evident signs; the Station of Abraham.

Whoever enters it attains security. Pilgrimage to the House is a duty to Allah for all who can make the journey.

⁹⁸ Say to the Jews and Christians:

• “Why do you reject the Revelations of Allah, when Allah witnesses what you do?”
• “Why do you hinder from Allah’s path those who believe, seeking to distort it, even though you are witnesses?”

¹⁰⁰ Muslims, If you obey a party of those who were given the Scripture, they will turn you, after your belief, into disbelievers.