The Holy Quran 28:53 — Surah Al-Qasas

Arabic text

وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ

Translation

When it (the Qur'aan) is recited to them (the Jews and Christians who accepted Islaam), they say, "We believe in it. It is definitely the truth from our Rabb. Indeed, we were subservient (to Allaah's commands) from before (the arrival of this Qur'aan)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The believers' faith in the Scriptures: that is, the state of these ignorant mushriks (idolaters) is that they accept neither the earlier Scriptures nor the last one; and in contrast to them, look at the fair-minded People of the Book, who go on acknowledging both. Previously they believed in the Torah and the Injil (Gospel).

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