Tafsir of Al Imran 3:65

Surah Al Imran 3:65

ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ

O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason?

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Disputing with the Jews and Christians About the Religion of Ibrahim Allah censures the Jews and Christians for their dispute with Muslims over Ibrahim Al-Khalil and the claim each group made that he was one of them. Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar reported that Ibn Abbas said, "The Christians of Najran and Jewish rabbis gathered before the Messenger of Allah and disputed in front of him. The rabbis said, `Ibrahim was certainly Jewish.' The Christians said, `Certainly, Ibrahim was Christian.' So Allah sent down,

يا أهل الكتاب لم تحاجون في إبراهيم

O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim, meaning, `How is it that you, Jews, claim that Ibrahim was Jew, although he lived before Allah sent down the Tawrah to Musa! How is it that you, Christians, claim that Ibrahim was Christian, although Christianity came after his time''

وما أنزلت التوراة واﻻنجيل إﻻ من بعده

while the Tawrah and the Injil were not revealed till after him! This is why Allah said,

أفﻼ تعقلون

Have you then no sense! Allah then said,