Jews, and Christians

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

أَمۡتَقُولُونَإِنَّإِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَوَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَوَإِسۡحَٰقَوَيَعۡقُوبَوَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطَكَانُواْهُودًاأَوۡنَصَٰرَىٰۗقُلۡءَأَنتُمۡأَعۡلَمُأَمِٱللَّهُۗوَمَنۡأَظۡلَمُمِمَّنكَتَمَشَهَٰدَةًعِندَهُۥمِنَٱللَّهِۗوَمَاٱللَّهُبِغَٰفِلٍعَمَّاتَعۡمَلُونَ١٤٠
Saheeh International

Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allāh?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony1 he has from Allāh? And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

أَمْAm
تَقُولُونَtaqooloona
إِنَّinna
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَibraheema
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَwaismaAAeela
وَإِسْحَـٰقَwaishaqa
وَيَعْقُوبَwayaAAqooba
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَwaalasbata
كَانُوا۟kanoo
هُودًاhoodan
أَوْaw
نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗnasara
قُلْqul
ءَأَنتُمْaantum
أَعْلَمُaAAlamu
أَمِami
ٱللَّهُ ۗAllahu
وَمَنْwaman
أَظْلَمُathlamu
مِمَّنmimman
كَتَمَkatama
شَهَـٰدَةًshahadatan
عِندَهُۥAAindahu
مِنَmina
ٱللَّهِ ۗAllahi
وَمَاwama
ٱللَّهُAllahu
بِغَـٰفِلٍbighafilin
عَمَّاAAamma
تَعْمَلُونَtaAAmaloona
يَسۡـَٔلُكَأَهۡلُٱلۡكِتَٰبِأَنتُنَزِّلَعَلَيۡهِمۡكِتَٰبٗامِّنَٱلسَّمَآءِۚفَقَدۡسَأَلُواْمُوسَىٰٓأَكۡبَرَمِنذَٰلِكَفَقَالُوٓاْأَرِنَاٱللَّهَجَهۡرَةٗفَأَخَذَتۡهُمُٱلصَّٰعِقَةُبِظُلۡمِهِمۡۚثُمَّٱتَّخَذُواْٱلۡعِجۡلَمِنۢبَعۡدِمَاجَآءَتۡهُمُٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُفَعَفَوۡنَاعَنذَٰلِكَۚوَءَاتَيۡنَامُوسَىٰسُلۡطَٰنٗامُّبِينٗا١٥٣
Saheeh International

The People of the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses [even] greater than that and said, "Show us Allāh outright," so the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf [for worship] after clear evidences had come to them, and We pardoned that. And We gave Moses a clear authority.

يَسْـَٔلُكَYasaluka
أَهْلُahlu
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِalkitabi
أَنan
تُنَزِّلَtunazzila
عَلَيْهِمْAAalayhim
كِتَـٰبًۭاkitaban
مِّنَmina
ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚalssamai
فَقَدْfaqad
سَأَلُوا۟saaloo
مُوسَىٰٓmoosa
أَكْبَرَakbara
مِنmin
ذَٰلِكَthalika
فَقَالُوٓا۟faqaloo
أَرِنَاarina
ٱللَّهَAllaha
جَهْرَةًۭjahratan
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُfaakhathathumu
ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُalssaAAiqatu
بِظُلْمِهِمْ ۚbithulmihim
ثُمَّthumma
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhathoo
ٱلْعِجْلَalAAijla
مِنۢmin
بَعْدِbaAAdi
مَاma
جَآءَتْهُمُjaathumu
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُalbayyinatu
فَعَفَوْنَاfaAAafawna
عَنAAan
ذَٰلِكَ ۚthalika
وَءَاتَيْنَاwaatayna
مُوسَىٰmoosa
سُلْطَـٰنًۭاsultanan
مُّبِينًۭاmubeenan
وَرَفَعۡنَافَوۡقَهُمُٱلطُّورَبِمِيثَٰقِهِمۡوَقُلۡنَالَهُمُٱدۡخُلُواْٱلۡبَابَسُجَّدٗاوَقُلۡنَالَهُمۡلَاتَعۡدُواْفِيٱلسَّبۡتِوَأَخَذۡنَامِنۡهُممِّيثَٰقًاغَلِيظٗا١٥٤
Saheeh International

And We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, "Enter the gate bowing humbly"; and We said to them, "Do not transgress on the sabbath"; and We took from them a solemn covenant.

وَرَفَعْنَاWarafaAAna
فَوْقَهُمُfawqahumu
ٱلطُّورَalttoora
بِمِيثَـٰقِهِمْbimeethaqihim
وَقُلْنَاwaqulna
لَهُمُlahumu
ٱدْخُلُوا۟odkhuloo
ٱلْبَابَalbaba
سُجَّدًۭاsujjadan
وَقُلْنَاwaqulna
لَهُمْlahum
لَاla
تَعْدُوا۟taAAdoo
فِىfee
ٱلسَّبْتِalssabti
وَأَخَذْنَاwaakhathna
مِنْهُمminhum
مِّيثَـٰقًاmeethaqan
غَلِيظًۭاghaleethan
فَبِمَانَقۡضِهِممِّيثَٰقَهُمۡوَكُفۡرِهِمبِـَٔايَٰتِٱللَّهِوَقَتۡلِهِمُٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَبِغَيۡرِحَقّٖوَقَوۡلِهِمۡقُلُوبُنَاغُلۡفُۢۚبَلۡطَبَعَٱللَّهُعَلَيۡهَابِكُفۡرِهِمۡفَلَايُؤۡمِنُونَإِلَّاقَلِيلٗا١٥٥
Saheeh International

And [We cursed them]1 for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allāh and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped" [i.e., sealed against reception]. Rather, Allāh has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.2

فَبِمَاFabima
نَقْضِهِمnaqdihim
مِّيثَـٰقَهُمْmeethaqahum
وَكُفْرِهِمwakufrihim
بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiayati
ٱللَّهِAllahi
وَقَتْلِهِمُwaqatlihimu
ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَalanbiyaa
بِغَيْرِbighayri
حَقٍّۢhaqqin
وَقَوْلِهِمْwaqawlihim
قُلُوبُنَاquloobuna
غُلْفٌۢ ۚghulfun
بَلْbal
طَبَعَtabaAAa
ٱللَّهُAllahu
عَلَيْهَاAAalayha
بِكُفْرِهِمْbikufrihim
فَلَاfala
يُؤْمِنُونَyuminoona
إِلَّاilla
قَلِيلًۭاqaleelan
وَبِكُفۡرِهِمۡوَقَوۡلِهِمۡعَلَىٰمَرۡيَمَبُهۡتَٰنًاعَظِيمٗا١٥٦
Saheeh International

And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander1

وَبِكُفْرِهِمْWabikufrihim
وَقَوْلِهِمْwaqawlihim
عَلَىٰAAala
مَرْيَمَmaryama
بُهْتَـٰنًاbuhtanan
عَظِيمًۭاAAatheeman
وَقَوۡلِهِمۡإِنَّاقَتَلۡنَاٱلۡمَسِيحَعِيسَىٱبۡنَمَرۡيَمَرَسُولَٱللَّهِوَمَاقَتَلُوهُوَمَاصَلَبُوهُوَلَٰكِنشُبِّهَلَهُمۡۚوَإِنَّٱلَّذِينَٱخۡتَلَفُواْفِيهِلَفِيشَكّٖمِّنۡهُۚمَالَهُمبِهِۦمِنۡعِلۡمٍإِلَّاٱتِّبَاعَٱلظَّنِّۚوَمَاقَتَلُوهُيَقِينَۢا١٥٧
Saheeh International

And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, the messenger of Allāh." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.1

وَقَوْلِهِمْWaqawlihim
إِنَّاinna
قَتَلْنَاqatalna
ٱلْمَسِيحَalmaseeha
عِيسَىAAeesa
ٱبْنَibna
مَرْيَمَmaryama
رَسُولَrasoola
ٱللَّهِAllahi
وَمَاwama
قَتَلُوهُqataloohu
وَمَاwama
صَلَبُوهُsalaboohu
وَلَـٰكِنwalakin
شُبِّهَshubbiha
لَهُمْ ۚlahum
وَإِنَّwainna
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikhtalafoo
فِيهِfeehi
لَفِىlafee
شَكٍّۢshakkin
مِّنْهُ ۚminhu
مَاma
لَهُمlahum
بِهِۦbihi
مِنْmin
عِلْمٍAAilmin
إِلَّاilla
ٱتِّبَاعَittibaAAa
ٱلظَّنِّ ۚalththanni
وَمَاwama
قَتَلُوهُqataloohu
يَقِينًۢاyaqeenan
بَلرَّفَعَهُٱللَّهُإِلَيۡهِۚوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَزِيزًاحَكِيمٗا١٥٨
Saheeh International

Rather, Allāh raised him to Himself. And ever is Allāh Exalted in Might and Wise.

بَلBal
رَّفَعَهُrafaAAahu
ٱللَّهُAllahu
إِلَيْهِ ۚilayhi
وَكَانَwakana
ٱللَّهُAllahu
عَزِيزًاAAazeezan
حَكِيمًۭاhakeeman
وَإِنمِّنۡأَهۡلِٱلۡكِتَٰبِإِلَّالَيُؤۡمِنَنَّبِهِۦقَبۡلَمَوۡتِهِۦۖوَيَوۡمَٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِيَكُونُعَلَيۡهِمۡشَهِيدٗا١٥٩
Saheeh International

And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in him [i.e., Jesus] before his death.1 And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.

وَإِنWain
مِّنْmin
أَهْلِahli
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِalkitabi
إِلَّاilla
لَيُؤْمِنَنَّlayuminanna
بِهِۦbihi
قَبْلَqabla
مَوْتِهِۦ ۖmawtihi
وَيَوْمَwayawma
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِalqiyamati
يَكُونُyakoonu
عَلَيْهِمْAAalayhim
شَهِيدًۭاshaheedan
فَبِظُلۡمٖمِّنَٱلَّذِينَهَادُواْحَرَّمۡنَاعَلَيۡهِمۡطَيِّبَٰتٍأُحِلَّتۡلَهُمۡوَبِصَدِّهِمۡعَنسَبِيلِٱللَّهِكَثِيرٗا١٦٠
Saheeh International

For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allāh many [people],

فَبِظُلْمٍۢFabithulmin
مِّنَmina
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
هَادُوا۟hadoo
حَرَّمْنَاharramna
عَلَيْهِمْAAalayhim
طَيِّبَـٰتٍtayyibatin
أُحِلَّتْohillat
لَهُمْlahum
وَبِصَدِّهِمْwabisaddihim
عَنAAan
سَبِيلِsabeeli
ٱللَّهِAllahi
كَثِيرًۭاkatheeran
وَأَخۡذِهِمُٱلرِّبَوٰاْوَقَدۡنُهُواْعَنۡهُوَأَكۡلِهِمۡأَمۡوَٰلَٱلنَّاسِبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِۚوَأَعۡتَدۡنَالِلۡكَٰفِرِينَمِنۡهُمۡعَذَابًاأَلِيمٗا١٦١
Saheeh International

And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly. And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.

وَأَخْذِهِمُWaakhthihimu
ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟alrriba
وَقَدْwaqad
نُهُوا۟nuhoo
عَنْهُAAanhu
وَأَكْلِهِمْwaaklihim
أَمْوَٰلَamwala
ٱلنَّاسِalnnasi
بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ ۚbialbatili
وَأَعْتَدْنَاwaaAAtadna
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlilkafireena
مِنْهُمْminhum
عَذَابًاAAathaban
أَلِيمًۭاaleeman
يَٰٓأَهۡلَٱلۡكِتَٰبِلَاتَغۡلُواْفِيدِينِكُمۡوَلَاتَقُولُواْعَلَىٱللَّهِإِلَّاٱلۡحَقَّۚإِنَّمَاٱلۡمَسِيحُعِيسَىٱبۡنُمَرۡيَمَرَسُولُٱللَّهِوَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓأَلۡقَىٰهَآإِلَىٰمَرۡيَمَوَرُوحٞمِّنۡهُۖفَـَٔامِنُواْبِٱللَّهِوَرُسُلِهِۦۖوَلَاتَقُولُواْثَلَٰثَةٌۚٱنتَهُواْخَيۡرٗالَّكُمۡۚإِنَّمَاٱللَّهُإِلَٰهٞوَٰحِدٞۖسُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓأَنيَكُونَلَهُۥوَلَدٞۘلَّهُۥمَافِيٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَمَافِيٱلۡأَرۡضِۗوَكَفَىٰبِٱللَّهِوَكِيلٗا١٧١
Saheeh International

O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion1 or say about Allāh except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allāh and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allāh and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allāh is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

يَـٰٓأَهْلَYaahla
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِalkitabi
لَاla
تَغْلُوا۟taghloo
فِىfee
دِينِكُمْdeenikum
وَلَاwala
تَقُولُوا۟taqooloo
عَلَىAAala
ٱللَّهِAllahi
إِلَّاilla
ٱلْحَقَّ ۚalhaqqa
إِنَّمَاinnama
ٱلْمَسِيحُalmaseehu
عِيسَىAAeesa
ٱبْنُibnu
مَرْيَمَmaryama
رَسُولُrasoolu
ٱللَّهِAllahi
وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓwakalimatuhu
أَلْقَىٰهَآalqaha
إِلَىٰila
مَرْيَمَmaryama
وَرُوحٌۭwaroohun
مِّنْهُ ۖminhu
فَـَٔامِنُوا۟faaminoo
بِٱللَّهِbiAllahi
وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۖwarusulihi
وَلَاwala
تَقُولُوا۟taqooloo
ثَلَـٰثَةٌ ۚthalathatun
ٱنتَهُوا۟intahoo
خَيْرًۭاkhayran
لَّكُمْ ۚlakum
إِنَّمَاinnama
ٱللَّهُAllahu
إِلَـٰهٌۭilahun
وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖwahidun
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓsubhanahu
أَنan
يَكُونَyakoona
لَهُۥlahu
وَلَدٌۭ ۘwaladun
لَّهُۥlahu
مَاma
فِىfee
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَمَاwama
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗalardi
وَكَفَىٰwakafa
بِٱللَّهِbiAllahi
وَكِيلًۭاwakeelan
وَقَالَتِٱلۡيَهُودُوَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰنَحۡنُأَبۡنَٰٓؤُاْٱللَّهِوَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥۚقُلۡفَلِمَيُعَذِّبُكُمبِذُنُوبِكُمۖبَلۡأَنتُمبَشَرٞمِّمَّنۡخَلَقَۚيَغۡفِرُلِمَنيَشَآءُوَيُعَذِّبُمَنيَشَآءُۚوَلِلَّهِمُلۡكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَمَابَيۡنَهُمَاۖوَإِلَيۡهِٱلۡمَصِيرُ١٨
Saheeh International

But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allāh and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.

وَقَالَتِWaqalati
ٱلْيَهُودُalyahoodu
وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰwaalnnasara
نَحْنُnahnu
أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟abnao
ٱللَّهِAllahi
وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚwaahibbaohu
قُلْqul
فَلِمَfalima
يُعَذِّبُكُمyuAAaththibukum
بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖbithunoobikum
بَلْbal
أَنتُمantum
بَشَرٌۭbasharun
مِّمَّنْmimman
خَلَقَ ۚkhalaqa
يَغْفِرُyaghfiru
لِمَنliman
يَشَآءُyashao
وَيُعَذِّبُwayuAAaththibu
مَنman
يَشَآءُ ۚyashao
وَلِلَّهِwalillahi
مُلْكُmulku
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
وَمَاwama
بَيْنَهُمَا ۖbaynahuma
وَإِلَيْهِwailayhi
ٱلْمَصِيرُalmaseeru