ones who buy error at the price of guidance and torture at the price of forgiveness; how
intently they seek the Fire!
2:176 It is because Allah has revealed the Scriptures in truth that those who dispute them are
in severe opposition.
2:135 They say, “Become a Christian or a Jew, and you will be rightly guided to salvation.”
Say: No! We follow the religion of Abraham, the upright, and he was no idol worshipper.
Say: We believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to us, and to Abraham,
Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes, and in that given to Moses and Jesus and all other
messengers by our Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we bow down to
Allah.
2:137 If they believe as you do, they will be on the right path, but if they turn against it, they
are only cutting themselves off from you, and Allah will be a more than adequate defender
against them. He is all-hearing and all-knowing. We take on Allah’s own dye. And who has
a better dye than Allah? It is Him we worship.
2:139 Say: Will you [the Jews] argue with us about Allah, knowing that He is both your
Lord and ours? We are responsible for our actions as you are for yours, and we are devoted
to Him alone. Will you say, “Truly Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes, were all
either Jews or Christians”? Say: Do you know best, or does Allah? Who is more evil than
one who receives a testimony from Allah and hides it? Allah is never unaware of what you
do. Those are a people who have passed away. They have received what they deserved and
you will receive what you deserve. You will not be asked to answer for what they did.
3:66 Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but a righteous man, a Muslim, not an idol
worshipper. Doubtless the ones who follow Abraham are the closest to him, along with this
messenger and the believers. Allah is protector of the faithful. Some of the People of the
Book try to lead you astray, but they only mislead themselves, although they may not
realize it.
3:70 People of the Book [Jews and Christians]! Why do you reject Allah’s revelations when
you have witnessed their truth? People of the Book! Why do you cover up the truth with lies
when you know that you hide the truth?
2:142 The foolish ones will say, “What makes them turn from the kiblah [the direction they
faced during Islamic prayer]?” Say: Both the east and the west belong to Allah. He will
guide whom He likes to the right path. We have made you [Muslims] the best of nations so
that you can be witnesses over the world and so that the messenger may be a witness for
you. We appointed the former kiblah towards Jerusalem and now Mecca so that We could
identify the messenger’s true followers and those who would turn their backs on him. It was
truly a hard test, but not for those whom Allah guided. It was not Allah’s purpose that your
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faith should be in vain, for Allah is full of pity and merciful toward mankind. We have seen
you [Mohammed] turn your face to every part of Heaven for guidance, and now We will
have you turn to a kiblah that pleases you. So turn your face towards the direction of the
sacred Mosque, and wherever the believers are, they will turn their faces toward it. The
People of the Book know that this is the truth from their Lord, and Allah is not unaware of
what they do. Even if you were to give the People of the Book [Jews] every sign, they would
not accept your kiblah, nor would you accept theirs. None of them will accept the kiblah of
the others. If you should follow their way after receiving the knowledge you possess, then
you will certainly be a part of the unrighteous.
2:146 Those to whom we gave the Scriptures know Our messenger as they do their own
sons [Jews who were secretly convinced of the truth of Mohammed], although some of them
knowingly conceal the truth. This is the truth from your Lord; therefore, do not doubt it at
all.
2:177 Righteousness is not determined by whether you face the east or the west. The one
who is righteous believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Scripture, and the
messengers; he gives his wealth for love of Allah to his family, to orphans, to the needy, to
the wayfaring traveler, to the beggar, and for the ransom of slaves. The righteous one
observes his prayers and pays the poor tax. The righteous one keeps his promises and stands
firm in the face of suffering and hardship and war. These are the true believers, the Allah-
fearing.
2:168 All people! Eat that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth and do not follow
Satan’s footsteps for he is your declared enemy. He commands you to commit evil and
shameful acts and urges you say words about Allah when you know nothing. When it is
said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they say, “No, we follow the practices of
our ancestors.” What? Even though their ancestors were ignorant and without guidance?
The unbelievers can be compared to animals who only respond to a shout or a cry. They
are deaf, dumb, and blind, understanding nothing.
2:159 Those who conceal the clear signs and guidance [Mohammed said that the Jews
corrupted the Scriptures that predicted his prophecy] that We have sent down after We have
made them clear in the Scriptures for mankind, will receive Allah’s curse and the curse of
those who damn them. But for those who repent, change their ways, and proclaim the truth, I
will relent. I am relenting and merciful. Those who reject Me and die unbelievers will
receive the curse of Allah and of the angels and of mankind. They will remain under the
curse forever with no lightening of their punishment and no reprieve. Your Allah is the one
god. There is no god but Him. He is compassionate and merciful.
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