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Does Qur'an 5:48 imply that Allah wants Jews to follow the Torah and Christians to follow the Gospel, instead of the Qur'an?

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Qur'an 5:44 describes the Torah (as revealed to Prophet Musa ), and the Jews are to be judged by it. Qur'an 5:47 describes the Gospel (as revealed to Prophet Isa ) and the "People of the Gospel" (presumably this means Christians) are to be judged by it. Then we have: > And We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth ... **To each of you We prescribed a law and a method**. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. ... -- Qur'an 5:48 My reading of this is that Jews are meant to follow the Torah, and Christians are meant to follow the Gospel. Moreover, they should do so instead of following the Qur'an. The first part of this is confirmed by tafsir, e.g.: > To every one of you O communities We have appointed a divine law and a way a clear path in religion for them to proceed along. -- Tafsir al-Jalalayn But I'm unsure about the second part... **Question**: Does Qur'an 5:48 imply that Allah wants Jews to follow the Torah and Christians to follow the Gospel, instead of the Qur'an?
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones (20998 rep)
Jun 5, 2017, 02:20 PM
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