1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Let the people of the Injil judge by what Allah has
revealed therein.
meaning, so that He judges the people of the
Injil by it in their time.
Or, the Ayah means, so that they believe in all
that is in it and adhere to all its commands,
including the good news about the coming of
Muhammad and the command to believe in and
follow him when he is sent.
Allah said in other Ayat,
قُلْ‏ یَا أَهْلَ‏ الْكِتَابِ‏ لَسْتُمْ‏ عَلَى شَيْءٍ‏ حَت َّىَ‏ تُقِيمُواْ‏ الت َّوْرَاةَ‏
وَالإِنجِيلَ‏ وَمَا أُنزِلَ‏ إِلَيْكُم م ِّ ن ر َّب ِّكُمْ‏
Say "O People of the Scripture! You have nothing
(guidance) until you act according to the Tawrah,
the Injil, and what has been sent down to you
from your Lord.'' (5:68)
ال َّذِینَ‏ یَت َّبِعُونَ‏ الر َّسُولَ‏ الن َّبِي َّ الأُم ِّي َّ ال َّذِي یَجِدُونَهُ‏ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ‏ فِي
الت َّوْرَاةِ‏ ...
Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who
can neither read nor write whom they find written
with them in the Tawrah... until,
...successful. (7:157)
Here, Allah said,
﴾ ٤٧﴿
الْمُفْلِحُونَ‏
وَمَن ل َّمْ‏ یَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ‏ اللّهُ‏ فَأُوْلَئِكَ‏ هُمُ‏ الْفَاسِقُو ‏َن
And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has
revealed, such are the rebellious.
meaning, the rebellious and disobedient of Allah
who prefer falsehood and abandon truth.
We mentioned before that this Ayah was revealed about
the Christians, and this is evident from the context of the
Ayah.
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