سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 65
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَتِ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ وَٱلْإِنجِيلُ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrâhîm (Abraham), while the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) were not revealed till after him? Have you then no sense?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ
yāahla
O People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
لِمَ
lima
Why
تُحَآجُّونَ
tuḥājjūna
(do) you argue
فِىٓ
fī
concerning
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
وَمَآ
wamā
while not
أُنزِلَتِ
unzilati
was revealed
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ
l-tawrātu
the Taurat
وَٱلْإِنجِيلُ
wal-injīlu
and the Injeel
إِلَّا
illā
except
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚ
baʿdihi
after him
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then why don't
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
you use your intellect
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 65) {يٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّوْنَ …:} The Jews claimed that Abraham (peace be upon him) was a Jew, and the Christians claimed that he was a Christian, and this was something that was clearly false. The time of Abraham (peace be upon him) was thousands of years before Moses (peace be upon him); the Torah and the Gospel were revealed long after him, so how could he have been a Jew or a Christian? Is this something over which intelligent people should be engaged in mutual disputes? If, from our own Ummah, any group that was formed later and is not established upon: { ”مَا اَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَ اَصْحَابِيْ“} and claims that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was from our group, then it should be said to them that your foundation was laid much later, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had already departed from this world, so how could he have been included in your group?
