Quran 3:65 Surah Al Imran ayat 65 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لِمَ تُحَاجُّونَ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمَا أُنزِلَتِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنجِيلُ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ﴾
[ آل عمران: 65]
3:65 O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason?
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Quran 3:65 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
When the Jews claimed that Abraham was Jewish and that they were following his religion and the Christians made a similar claim the following was revealed O People of the Scripture! Why do you argue about dispute over Abraham? claiming that he belonged to one of your two religions when the Torah was not revealed neither the Gospel but a very long time after him and it was only after these two were revealed that Jewry and Christianity came into being. What do you not comprehend? the falsehood of what you say?
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Say to them: O you Ahl al-Kitab, why continue with arguments to your life’s end about Ibrahim (Abraham) and whether he was a Jew or a Christian? You know that both AL-Tawrah and AL-Injil were not revealed till a point of time far distant and long after his time. Can you not see that
Quran 3:65 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Disputing with the Jews and Christians About the Religion of Ibrahim
Allah censures the Jews and Christians for their dispute with Muslims over Ibrahim Al-Khalil and the claim each group made that he was one of them.
Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Christians of Najran and Jewish rabbis gathered before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and disputed in front of him.
The rabbis said, `Ibrahim was certainly Jewish.' The Christians said, `Certainly, Ibrahim was Christian.' So Allah sent down,
يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِى إِبْرَهِيمَ
( O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians )! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim,) meaning, `How is it that you, Jews, claim that Ibrahim was Jew, although he lived before Allah sent down the Tawrah to Musa How is it that you, Christians, claim that Ibrahim was Christian, although Christianity came after his time" This is why Allah said,
أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ
( Have you then no sense )
Allah then said,
هأَنتُمْ هَـؤُلاءِ حَـجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُم بِهِ عِلمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ
( Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of which you have knowledge.
Why do you then dispute concerning that of which you have no knowledge )
This Ayah criticizes those who argue and dispute without knowledge, just as the Jews and Christians did concerning Ibrahim.
Had they disputed about their religions, which they had knowledge of, and about the Law that was legislated for them until Muhammad ﷺ was sent, it would have been better for them.
Rather, they disputed about what they had no knowledge of, so Allah criticized them for this behavior.
Allah commanded them to refer what they have no knowledge of to He Who knows the seen and unseen matters and Who knows the true reality of all things.
This is why Allah said,
وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
( It is Allah Who knows, and you know not. )
Allah said,
مَا كَانَ إِبْرَهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا
( Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa ), shunning Shirk and living in Iman,
وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
( and he was not of the Mushrikin. )
This Ayah is similar to the Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah,
وَقَالُواْ كُونُواْ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـرَى تَهْتَدُواْ
( And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided..." ) 2:135.
Allah said next,
إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَـذَا النَّبِىُّ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَاللَّهُ وَلِىُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
( Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this Prophet and those who have believed.
And Allah is the Wali (Protector and Helper ) of the believers.)
This Ayah means, "The people who have the most right to be followers of Ibrahim are those who followed his religion and this Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ , and his Companions from the Muhajirin, Ansar and those who followed their lead." Sa`id bin Mansur recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيَ وُلَاةً مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ، وَإِنَّ وَلِيِّي مِنْهُمْ أَبِي وَخَلِيلُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَل»
( Every Prophet had a Wali (supporter, best friend ) from among the Prophets.
My Wali among them is my father Ibrahim, the Khalil ( intimate friend ) of my Lord, the Exalted and Most Honored)
The Prophet then recited,
إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ
( Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim are those who followed him... )
Allah's statement,
وَاللَّهُ وَلِىُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
( And Allah is the Wali (Protector and Helper ) of the believers.) means, Allah is the Protector of all those who believe in His Messengers.
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(3:65) People of the Book! Why do you dispute with us about Abraham even though the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after the time of Abraham? Do you not understand? *58
O People of the Scripture, why do meaning
*58).
That is, both Judaism and Christianity came into existence after the Torah and the Injil had been revealed; Abraham had lived much earlier than that.
Thus it can easily be grasped that the religion of Abraham could not have been that of either Judaism or Christianity.
If Abraham was on the right path and had attained salvation it is obvious that one need not follow either, Judaism or Christianity in order to be on the right path and to attain salvation.
( See also Surah 2, nn.
135 and 141 above. )
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Disputing with the Jews and Christians About the Religion of Ibrahim
Allah censures the Jews and Christians for their dispute with Muslims over Ibrahim Al-Khalil and the claim each group made that he was one of them.
Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Christians of Najran and Jewish rabbis gathered before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and disputed in front of him.
The rabbis said, `Ibrahim was certainly Jewish.' The Christians said, `Certainly, Ibrahim was Christian.' So Allah sent down,
يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِى إِبْرَهِيمَ
( O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians )! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim,) meaning, `How is it that you, Jews, claim that Ibrahim was Jew, although he lived before Allah sent down the Tawrah to Musa How is it that you, Christians, claim that Ibrahim was Christian, although Christianity came after his time" This is why Allah said,
أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ
( Have you then no sense )
Allah then said,
هأَنتُمْ هَـؤُلاءِ حَـجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُم بِهِ عِلمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ
( Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of which you have knowledge.
Why do you then dispute concerning that of which you have no knowledge )
This Ayah criticizes those who argue and dispute without knowledge, just as the Jews and Christians did concerning Ibrahim.
Had they disputed about their religions, which they had knowledge of, and about the Law that was legislated for them until Muhammad ﷺ was sent, it would have been better for them.
Rather, they disputed about what they had no knowledge of, so Allah criticized them for this behavior.
Allah commanded them to refer what they have no knowledge of to He Who knows the seen and unseen matters and Who knows the true reality of all things.
This is why Allah said,
وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
( It is Allah Who knows, and you know not. )
Allah said,
مَا كَانَ إِبْرَهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا
( Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa ), shunning Shirk and living in Iman,
وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
( and he was not of the Mushrikin. )
This Ayah is similar to the Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah,
وَقَالُواْ كُونُواْ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـرَى تَهْتَدُواْ
( And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided..." ) 2:135.
Allah said next,
إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَـذَا النَّبِىُّ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَاللَّهُ وَلِىُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
( Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this Prophet and those who have believed.
And Allah is the Wali (Protector and Helper ) of the believers.)
This Ayah means, "The people who have the most right to be followers of Ibrahim are those who followed his religion and this Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ , and his Companions from the Muhajirin, Ansar and those who followed their lead." Sa`id bin Mansur recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيَ وُلَاةً مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ، وَإِنَّ وَلِيِّي مِنْهُمْ أَبِي وَخَلِيلُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَل»
( Every Prophet had a Wali (supporter, best friend ) from among the Prophets.
My Wali among them is my father Ibrahim, the Khalil ( intimate friend ) of my Lord, the Exalted and Most Honored)
The Prophet then recited,
إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ
( Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim are those who followed him... )
Allah's statement,
وَاللَّهُ وَلِىُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
( And Allah is the Wali (Protector and Helper ) of the believers.) means, Allah is the Protector of all those who believe in His Messengers.
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
Then Allah mentions their dispute with the Prophet ( pbuh ) in that they said they are of those who have surrendered to Allah and follow the Religion of Abraham, claiming this to be in the Torah. So Allah said: ( O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? ) after Abraham. ( Have ye then no sense? ) that it is not mentioned in them that Abraham was Jew or Christian.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim (Abraham), while the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) were not revealed till after him? Have you then no sense?
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