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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (31)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (76-77)

{ وَإِذَا لَقُواْ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ قَالُواْ آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلاَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىَ بَعْضٍ قَالُواْ أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم بِمَا فَتَحَ اللّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لِيُحَآجُّوكُم بِهِ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ } [البقرة: 76]

76- When the Jews met the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him), they said: We believe that Muhammad was truly sent as was mentioned in the Torah. However, when they were alone they said to one another: How do we believe that the message of Muhammad was mentioned in the Torah?! It would be a proof that the believers may use against you before your Lord, be sensible, conceal the matter, and shut up your mouths.

{ أَوَلاَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اللّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ } [البقرة: 77]
77- Do not the Jews know that Allah knows their secrets, what they conceal, and what they show publicly? He knows that they conceal their denial of Muhammad (peace be upon him) (whom they can find written with them in the Torah) [Al A`raf: 157].