{"_id":"675b213d19f3a526bbbee2b2","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can you clarify the meaning of some verses from Surat al Baqarah?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can you clarify the meaning of the following verses (ayat) from Surat al Baqarah? (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/111-113\"},\"insert\":\"2:111-113\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/120\"},\"insert\":\"2:120\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/135\"},\"insert\":\"2:135\"},{\"insert\":\", \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/137\"},\"insert\":\"2:137\"},{\"insert\":\")\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"To my understanding, Muslims believe that despite the alterations made to the Torah and Biblical scriptures, these are still considered divine revelation. My interpretation of 2:111-2:113 is that People of the Book are granted rewards in the akhirah because they worship Allah and adhere to these scriptures. However, I interpreted 2:120, 2:135-2:137 as simultaneously describing their faiths as misguided and as evil. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Being that they follow divine revelation, I don't understand how Jews and Christians would \\\"technically\\\" be opposed to the truth. Would they be granted Jannah despite rejecting Islam and their beliefs being 'evil'?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the final Messenger in a long line of prophets and messengers, all of them called to the same monotheistic message of worshiping the one true God, Allah:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"We surely sent a messenger to every community, saying, “Worship Allah and shun false gods.” But some of them were guided by Allah, while others were destined to stray. So travel throughout the land and see the fate of the deniers! [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/16/36\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"16:36\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"There were differences in the sacred law that was revealed but the essential message was the same. Regarding the Jews and Christians, Jesus was sent to the Jews to reform and renew the message of Moses:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: \\\"O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.\\\" But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, \\\"this is evident sorcery!\\\" [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/61/6\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"61:6\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"However, the majority of the Jews rejected Jesus's message and denounced him as a rebel and heretic. Fast forward a few hundred years and the messenger that Jesus told them about, Ahmad (aka Muhammad), was dispatched with the same message of monotheism, except now there is a new sacred law, and the message is to all nations, which includes the Jews and Christians. All Jews and Christians were now required to follow the prophet Muhammad and embrace the Quran and the new sacred law that was revealed, i.e. they were required to all become followers of Muhammad, or Muslims. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Allah says:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"As for those faithful to whom We had given the Scripture before this Quran, they do believe in it [i.e. the Quran]. When it is recited to them, they declare, “We believe in it. This is definitely the truth from our Lord. We had already submitted even before this.” [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/28/52-53\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"28:52-53\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Many Christians embraced Islam but only few Jews did, and regarding those that did embrace it, Allah said.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Those who believed [in the prophets], the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabaeans—any [of them] who believe in God and the Last Day and do good deeds—will be rewarded by their Lord; they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve. [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/62\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"2:62\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Regarding the group of Abyssinian Christians who came to the Prophet Muhammad and embraced Islam, Allah praised them saying:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"When they listen to what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears for recognizing the truth. They say, “Our Lord! We believe, so count us among the witnesses. Why should we not believe in Allah and the truth that has come to us? And we long for our Lord to include us in the company of the righteous.” So Allah will reward them for what they said with Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there forever. And that is the reward of the good-doers. As for those who disbelieve and reject Our signs, they will be the residents of the Hellfire. [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/6/83-86\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"6:83-86\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Muslims are required to believe that Allah revealed scriptures to previous Prophets like the Scrolls of Abraham, Psalms of David, Torah of Moses and Gospel of Jesus. These were all Divine Revelations, and all of those people that these scriptures were sent to who believed in and adhered to them are considered believers, hence they will have salvation in the next life. However, as the verses above clearly state, all people are now required to embrace the final scripture, the Quran, and those that do not are considered disbelievers, as Allah says in the Quran:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"So if they believe in what you believe, then they will indeed be ˹rightly˺ guided. But if they turn away, they are simply opposed ˹to the truth˺. But Allah will spare you their evil. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing. [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/137\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"2:137\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"In this verse, the Jews and Christians who reject the message of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, are described as being opposed to the truth. The truth here is referring to that same monotheistic message all prophets were sent with, and which prophet Muhammad has now been sent with, along with the new sacred law (Sharia). In short, they were opposing Islam.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Regarding the verses you quoted that are critical towards the Jews and Christians, they are referring to those who corrupted the original message like those amongst the Jews who said Ezra was the son of God, and those who altered some of the laws, and those amongst the Christians who adopted the trinity, and those that assigned Divinity to the Virgin Mary, etc. Allah said:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"The Jews say, “Ezra is the son of Allah,” while the Christians say, “The Messiah is the son of Allah.” Such are their baseless assertions, only parroting the words of earlier disbelievers. May Allah condemn them! How can they be deluded ˹from the truth˺? [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/9/30\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"9:30\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"In short, the Jews and Christians that are granted Jannah are those that believed in the original message prior to the dispatching of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, as well as those who embraced the call of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and entered the fold of Islam.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232867","tag":"Aqeedah: Sects and Religions","count":68},{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c2328a0","tag":"Quran: Tafseer","count":34},{"_id":"668d9fe90b76658b4c2328ce","tag":"Aqeedah: The Prophets","count":28},{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c23289d","tag":"Aqeedah: Heaven and Hell","count":23}],"createdOn":"2024-12-12T17:45:33.240Z"}