Judge between them by what Allah has sent down, do not follow their desires, and beware that they do not tempt you away from some of what Allah has sent down to you. If they turn away, then know that Allah intends to let some of their sins bring consequences upon them. Many people are truly defiantly disobedient.
Believers, do not take Jews and Christians as protecting allies. They are protecting allies of one another. Whoever among you takes them as protecting allies becomes aligned with them. Allah does not guide wrongdoing people.
You see those with sickness in their hearts rushing toward them, saying, “We fear that a turn of fortune may strike us.” But perhaps Allah will bring victory or some other outcome from Himself, and then they will regret what they kept hidden within themselves.
The believers will say, “Are these the ones who swore their strongest oaths by Allah that they were truly with you?” Their deeds have come to nothing, and they have become losers.
Believers, if any of you turns back from their faith, Allah will bring a people He loves and who love Him, humble toward the believers, firm toward those who reject faith, striving in Allah’s cause and fearing no critic’s blame. That is Allah’s favor, which He gives to whomever He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
Believers, do not take as protecting allies those among the people given the Scripture before you, or those who reject faith, who make your religion a subject of ridicule and play. Be mindful of Allah if you are truly believers.
Say, “People of the Scripture, do you resent us for anything other than that we believe in Allah, what was sent down to us, and what was sent down before, while many of you are defiantly disobedient?”
Say, “Shall I tell you of something worse in Allah’s sight as a recompense? Those whom Allah rejected, was angry with, and made some of them into apes and pigs, and those who worshiped false powers. They are worse in position and further astray from the right way.”
Why do their devoted scholars and learned teachers not forbid them from sinful speech and consuming what is unlawful? How terrible is what they have been practicing.
Some who are Jewish say, “Allah’s hand is restrained.” Their own hands are restrained, and they are rejected for what they say. Rather, both His hands are outstretched; He gives as He wills. What has been sent down to you from your Lord will certainly increase many of them in defiance and rejection. We have allowed hostility and hatred to arise among them until the Day of Resurrection. Whenever they kindle a fire for war, Allah puts it out. They strive to spread corruption in the land, and Allah does not love those who spread corruption.
If the People of the Scripture had believed and been mindful of Allah, We would certainly have erased their wrongs and admitted them into Gardens of Bliss.
Had they upheld the Torah, the Gospel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed provision from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them is a community that follows a balanced course, but many of them do evil in what they do.
Messenger, convey everything that has been sent down to you from your Lord. If you do not, then you have not delivered His message. Allah will protect you from people. Allah does not guide people who reject faith.
Say, “People of the Scripture, you have no firm ground to stand on unless you uphold the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been sent down to you from your Lord.” What has been sent down to you from your Lord will certainly increase many of them in defiance and rejection. So do not grieve over people who reject faith.
Indeed, the believers, those who are Jewish, the Sabians, and the Christians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, will have no fear, nor will they grieve.
We certainly took a covenant from the Children of Israel and sent messengers to them. Whenever a messenger came to them with something they did not desire, they denied some and killed others.
They thought there would be no trial, so they became blind and deaf. Then Allah turned to them in mercy, yet many of them again became blind and deaf. Allah sees all that they do.
Those who say, “Allah is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary,” have certainly rejected faith, while the Messiah himself said, “Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Whoever associates partners with Allah, Allah has forbidden the Garden to them, and their home is the Fire. The wrongdoers will have no helpers.