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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 93
۞ كُلُّ ٱلطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تُنَزَّلَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ ۗ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ فَٱتْلُوهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself before the Taurât (Torah) was revealed. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Bring here the Taurât (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ كُلُّ
kullu
All
ٱلطَّعَامِ
l-ṭaʿāmi
[the] food
كَانَ
kāna
was
حِلًّۭا
ḥillan
lawful
لِّبَنِىٓ
libanī
for (the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
made unlawful
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُ
is'rāīlu
Israel
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
نَفْسِهِۦ
nafsihi
himself
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
تُنَزَّلَ
tunazzala
(was) revealed
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ ۗ
l-tawrātu
the Taurat
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَأْتُوا۟
fatū
So bring
بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ
bil-tawrāti
the Taurat
فَٱتْلُوهَآ
fa-it'lūhā
and recite it
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
All food was lawful for the Children of Israel except what Israel (Jacob) had made unlawful for himself before the Torah was revealed. Say to them, "Bring the Torah and read it, if you are truthful [82]."
[82]
Forbidden Items for the Jews:
This is actually a response to an objection raised by the Jews against the Muslims. They used to say to the Muslims that you have made lawful those things which the Shariah has declared unlawful. You people eat camel meat with relish and also drink its milk? Allah Almighty replied that I did not make these things unlawful, rather, long before the Torah was revealed, Jacob himself had declared them unlawful upon himself. Why did Jacob declare these things unlawful upon himself? There are several narrations regarding this, one of which is that he naturally disliked these things, and another is that he had the disease of sciatica and, as a precaution, he did so. Then, in following him, his followers also abandoned these things and actually considered them unlawful. Among these forbidden things were the fat of goats, cows, and camels as well. In the versions of the Bible that are currently in circulation, the prohibition of camel, rabbit, and hyrax is mentioned. [احبار 11، 40-41 استثناء 14: 7] Whereas, in the time of the Prophet ﷺ, the Quran, as a challenge, stated that if these things were made unlawful for Abraham ؑ in the Torah, then bring it forth and show it, and the Jews were unable to do so, which means that such additions were made, because if such rulings had existed in the Torah at that time, the Jews would have immediately presented them.
[82]
Forbidden Items for the Jews:
This is actually a response to an objection raised by the Jews against the Muslims. They used to say to the Muslims that you have made lawful those things which the Shariah has declared unlawful. You people eat camel meat with relish and also drink its milk? Allah Almighty replied that I did not make these things unlawful, rather, long before the Torah was revealed, Jacob himself had declared them unlawful upon himself. Why did Jacob declare these things unlawful upon himself? There are several narrations regarding this, one of which is that he naturally disliked these things, and another is that he had the disease of sciatica and, as a precaution, he did so. Then, in following him, his followers also abandoned these things and actually considered them unlawful. Among these forbidden things were the fat of goats, cows, and camels as well. In the versions of the Bible that are currently in circulation, the prohibition of camel, rabbit, and hyrax is mentioned. [احبار 11، 40-41 استثناء 14: 7] Whereas, in the time of the Prophet ﷺ, the Quran, as a challenge, stated that if these things were made unlawful for Abraham ؑ in the Torah, then bring it forth and show it, and the Jews were unable to do so, which means that such additions were made, because if such rulings had existed in the Torah at that time, the Jews would have immediately presented them.
