Surah Al Imran 3:3
ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ
He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
Tafsir of Al Imran 3:3
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نزل عليك الكتاب بالحق
It is He Who has sent down the Book to you with truth, means, revealed the Qur'an to you, O Muhammad, in truth, meaning there is no doubt or suspicion that it is revealed from Allah. Verily, Allah revealed the Qur'an with His knowledge, and the angels testify to this fact, Allah is sufficient as a Witness. Allah's statement,
مصدقا لما بين يديه
Confirming what came before it, means, from the previous divinely revealed Books, sent to the servants and Prophets of Allah. These Books testify to the truth of the Qur'an, and the Qur'an also testifies to the truth these Books contained, including the news and glad tidings of Muhammad's Prophethood and the revelation of the Glorious Qur'an. Allah said,
وأنزل التوراة
And He sent down the Tawrah, to Musa (Musa) son of Imran,
واﻻنجيل
And the Injil, to `Isa, son of Mary