Truth About the Split — Page 329
329 been taught things which neither you nor your ancestors did know before. (In other words the Holy Quran contains truths which are not to be found in the Old Testament. How is it possible then, that the Old Testament should be a revealed Book and the Holy Quran not?). Tell them that it was God (Who revealed the Book to Moses as ), and (having given them this final reply) leave them sporting in their folly. " In this verse, there is not any mention anywhere that men should be made to acknowledge the existence of God and then left alone. The verse purports to say that the Jews were apt to deny that God ever revealed anything to His creatures. In reply God asks the Holy Prophet sa to inquire Who it was Who revealed His Book to Moses as , and then to tell them that He was none other than God Himself. Now as this reply is just in accordance with what they themselves believed on the subject, and as they could have no objection to this reply, God asks the Holy Prophet sa not to waste any more words with them but to send them away with the reply, because they are given to make a sport of religion. Judged by Arabic usage the interpretation given by Maulawi Muhammad Ali is not at all legitimate. Accordingly, we find that even in his own translation of the Quran, the interpretation adopted by him is not