Transliteration:( Wa qaalatil Yahoodu laisatin Nasaaraa 'alaa shai'inw-wa qaalatin Nasaaraaa laisatil Yahoodu 'alaa shai'inw'wa hum yatloonal Kitaab; kazaalika qaalal lazeena la ya'lamoona misla qawlihim; fallaahu yahkumu bainahum Yawmal Qiyaamati feemaa kaanoo feehi yakhtalifoon )
225.On one occasion the Nasara of Najraan and the Yahud of Madina heatedly debated in the presence of the Holy Prophet each claiming that his religion was superior to the other. In response to this, Allah revealed this verse.
226. Although the Yahud read the Tauraat and the Nasara read the Injeel both of which and Isa . عليه السلام affirm the truth about Musa respectively, yet both reject the veracity of one another. In this verse Allah is repudiating their contradiction.
227. It should be remembered that Allah sent down punishment upon the Nasara and then the Yahud for rejecting one another's Prophets. However, by accepting all the Prophets of Allah, the Muslims by virtue of their faith are refuting the beliefs of the Nasara and the Yahud. Hence there is a world of difference between the former and the latter, thereby removing the presence of any contradiction in the verse.
The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 113 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 111 which provides the complete commentary from verse 111 through 113.
(2:113) The Jews say: “The Christians have no basis for their beliefs,” and the Christians say: “The Jews have no basis for their beliefs.” They say so even though they read the Scripture. The claim of those who have no knowledge (of the Scripture) is similar.[113] Allah will judge between them concerning their differences on the Day of Resurrection.
113. The reference is to the polytheists of Arabia.
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