113- AND THE JEWS SAY: “THE CHRISTIANS FOLLOW NOTHING TRUE” AND THE CHRUSTIANS SAY: “THE JEWS FOLLOW NOTHING TRUE”, WHILE BOTH READ THE SCRIPTURE.  THE SAME WAS SAID BY THOSE WHO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE.  ALLAH WILL JUDGE BETWEEN THEM ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION CONCERNING WHAT THEY DISPUTE.

A Christian delegation from Nagran at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, went to Medina to meet with Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him.  They wanted to learn about this new religion, Islam.  The delegation included their chiefs, and priests and religious scholars.  They met Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, heard from him, a few of them embraced Islam, the rest went back home. (More detailed account of this visit will come when discussing the Ayahs in the Quran mentioning it).

They met with the Jews and their chiefs and scholars in the presence of Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, and they argued.  Each group said that that the other is following nothing true in terms of religion. 

This is strange, as both groups; the Christians and the Jews have an important part of their scripture in common, the Old Testament.  So there is a great deal in common between them.  It can not be anything, for if what each group accuses the other of is true, then they judge that they do not follow the truth themselves.

This is an example of the arguments and disputes between people in which no one means to reach the truth, but each wants to prove themselves right and the others wrong.  These are futile argument, not for the sake of Allah but for the sake of scoring points and self esteem. 

Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, should be the one to settle this dispute as the messenger of Allah the Highest, but they did not believe in his prophecy and message.  Had they believed, their dispute would have been over, and they would have followed what is good for their life and their Hereafter. 

Consequently; they are left in their misunderstanding when Allah the Highest had promised to resolve this dispute between them.  In fact Allah the Highest will resolve all disputes in belief between the different faiths, including Idolaters, as He said: “THOSE WHO BELIEVE, THOSE WHO ARE JEWS, THE SABAEN, THE CHRISTIANS, THE MAGOSE (FIRE WORSHIPPERS), AND THE IDOLATERS, ALLAH WILL JUDGE BETWEEN THEM ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION, FOR ALLAH IS A WITNESS OVER ALL THINGS”.  (S: 22 A: 17)

Unfortunately at that time, it will be too late to put things right, or to make amend.  On that Day, there will be no longer any chances for believe or deeds but only Judgment by Allah the Highest.