The Holy Quran 2:76 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذَا لَقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم بِمَا فَتَحَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لِيُحَآجُّوكُم بِهِۦ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Translation

When they (the hypocrites who are actually Jews) meet the Mu'mineen they say, "We have Imaan." However, when they (the Jews) are alone with one another, they (the Jewish leaders) say (to those pretending to be Mu'mineen), "Did you inform them (the Mu'mineen) of what Allaah has disclosed to us (in the Torah concerning the description of Muhammad) so that they (the Mu'mineen) contest with us (Jews) before your Rabb (on the Day of Qiyaamah, thereby proving that we were guilty of not following Muhammad despite knowing that he was Allaah's final prophet)? Do you not understand (that you should stop doing this)?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Mention of the Prophet ﷺ in the Torah: those among the Jews who were hypocrites would, by way of flattery, relate to the Muslims things about the Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ from their scripture, and others among them would reproach them for this: “Why do you put the evidence of your own scripture into their hands?

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