The Holy Quran 5:81 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ

Translation

If they (the Ahlul Kitaab) had believed in Allaah, in the Nabi (Muhammad ﷺ) and what was revealed to him, they would never have taken them (the other Kuffaar) as friends. However, many of them are sinners (disobedient and will still not accept Islaam).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

By النبي (“the prophet”) some mufassirun (commentators) have understood Musa ﵇, and others the Noble Messenger ﷺ. The meaning is this: had these Jews truly been convinced of the truthfulness and teachings of Musa ﵇, they would not have befriended the idolaters against the Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ, of whom Musa ﵇ himself had given glad tidings; or else: had…

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