The Holy Quran 46:12 — Surah Al-Ahqaf

Arabic text

وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً ۚ وَهَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Translation

Before it (the Qur'aan) was the book of Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام (the Torah) which was a leader (establishes a way to guide people to Allaah) and a (means of attaining Allaah's) mercy. This book (the Qur'aan) is a confirmation in Arabic to warn the oppressors (the Kuffaar about the consequences of kufr) and it is good news for those who do good (for the Mu'mineen because it tells them about their final abode in Jannah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The answer to the objections of the disbelievers: that is, this is not an old lie, but a very old truth. Hundreds of years before the revelation of the Quran, the Torah too gave this very fundamental teaching, which the prophets and the friends [of Allah] continued to follow.

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