The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 75
PT. 3 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 يَاهْلَ الْكِتَبِ لِمَ تُحَاجُّونَ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ O People of the Book why. 66 do you dispute concerning Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Will you not then understand?354 وَمَا اُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْرِيةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ هَانْتُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ حَاجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُمْ بِهِ Behold! you are those who. 67 disputed about that whereof you عِلْمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَاجُوْنَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ had knowledge. Why then do b عِلْمُ وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ you now dispute about that whereof you have no knowledge at all? Allah knows, and you know not. 355 a2:141. details, of which no two Faiths are found to concur. Most religions claim to be monotheistic; but under the outer veneer of monotheism, polytheism very often lies hidden in most hideous forms. It is the simple faith of Islam alone which is really and truly monotheistic in all its aspects and which strongly condemns the association with God of anything or any being in His person, attributes, worship or works. It is most unfortunate, however, that in spite of Islam being such strictly monotheistic faith, a section of present-day Muslims has drifted away into the quagmire of what cannot but be termed idol-worship in a the wider sense of the word. Incidentally, it may be noted that the letter mentioned by Bukhārī and other Muslim traditionists as having been addressed by the Holy Prophet 515 to Heraclius in the words of this verse inviting him to accept Islam has recently been discovered and found to contain the exact words quoted by Bukhārī (R. Rel. vol. V. No. 8). This furnishes a strong proof of the essential authenticity of Bukhārī and, for that matter, of other accepted works of Hadith. 354. Commentary: mean As the context shows, the words, Abraham, concerning concerning the religion of Abraham. He was neither a follower of the Torah nor a follower of the Gospel; for both these Books were revealed long after him. Still the People of the Book disputed among themselves as to the religion of Abraham, each party claiming that he believed as they did. 355. Commentary: The verse administers a rebuke to