Translation of the meanings Ayah 113 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 113

وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ لَيۡسَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ لَيۡسَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ وَهُمۡ يَتۡلُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ مِثۡلَ قَوۡلِهِمۡۚ فَٱللَّهُ يَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ

113. The Jews say: "The Nazarenes are not based on anything (for their beliefs)," and the Nazarenes say: "The Jews are not based on anything (for their beliefs)," though they both recite the Scripture (Torah or Gospel)31. Even thus say those who do not know anything (i.e., the pagans) like of what they say. So Allāh shall judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about that in which they have been differing.

31. When the Christians of Najrān came to Muhammad, the Messenger of God (ﷺ), the rabbis met them and both parties disputed in the Messenger’s (ﷺ) presence. A Jewish rabbi said: “You ˹Christians˺ have no ground whatsoever!” and he denied Jesus and the Evangel! A Najranian said: “You have no ground whatsoever!” and he denied both the Prophethood of Moses and the Torah!” Each party reads their respective revealed Books, i.e. the Torah, which foretells the good news of the coming of Jesus as messenger to the lost sheep of the people of Israel and the Evangel which tells them the truth about Moses and the Torah.