The Concept of Ahl Al Kitaab in the Quran

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Doctor. Zakir Naige, allow me to read to

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you about your comments about the people of

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the book only limited to the, Jews and

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Christians.

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This is a commentary by Prosh Hashim Kamali.

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I think he's quite an authority in Sharia.

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It's based on the verse of the Koran.

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Those who restrict the category of

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to choose Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. What is the

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name you took? What is the name of

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the famous person? You said that Just just

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now What was the name of the Who

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wrote it? Professor Hashim Kamali. Hashim Kamali. I

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haven't heard of him. First time I'm hearing.

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Yeah. Please Google him. No. No. You said

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he's very famous.

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He's the chairman

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of,

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Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia.

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Maybe famous in Malaysia? Yes. Yeah. Malaysia. He

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may be he may be good scholar. I'm

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not saying that. I'll pass

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you his book. You can read. But right

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now, just for the, benefit of the I

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haven't heard of him. He may be a

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good person. He may be a good scholar.

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I'm not disagreeing with that. But I personally

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haven't heard of him.

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If you can read the comment. Okay. Okay.

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This is based on the Quran. He says

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that those who restrict the category of Aliyah

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Alcita to the Jews and

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Christians quote in authority the Quran,

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chapter 6 verse 156,

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which declares that books were revealed to 2

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groups before. But the context where this phrase

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occurs actually questions

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rather than endorses the spirit of such limitation.

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Let us briefly examine the context.

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The verse, chapter 6 verse 156

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immediately follows

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2 other verses.

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One of which affirms the veracity of the

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Torah that contain guidance and light. The succeeding

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verse refers to the Quran itself as the

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blessed book, and

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an authoritative

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source.

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And then comes the verse,

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6156.

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Lest you should say, bracket,

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thing, that books were sent down to 2,

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bracket groups of people, bracket only before us.

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And for our part, we remain unacquainted

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with a review book.

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The tone of the discourse here is impressive.

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Brother, brother, all this doesn't make a difference.

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I'll give the reply again to you. All

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this doesn't make a difference to me. Even

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I'm a student of the Quran. Let me

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tell you one thing. I want to repeat

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the answer which you have not heard correctly.

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I told you by meaning Alikitaab

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means people of the book. It can also

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mean people of the revelation. That context, even

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Muslim Alikitaab.

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Allah has sent many books.

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Quran says in chapter 13 verse 38. The

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in every age we have sent a book.

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That's the definition. But when Quran uses an

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idiom,

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it only refers to Jews and Christian. No

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one else. If I agree with that person,

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I don't know what context he's talking about.

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Then there will be chaos

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among the Alikitaab.

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There are those who say this and you

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say Alikitaab believe in law and gospel. Meaning

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Torah and the Injeel. With these, there are

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many verses in the Quran. With this it

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is 100% sure that whenever Quran refers to

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it only refers to Jews and Christian as

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an idiom.

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Otherwise, there are many other people who

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But when the Quran refers to that, and

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I give you the example. When Quran says,

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oh, prophet, tell your wife then the believing

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woman. You ask me who's the prophet? Adam

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is prophet. Noah is prophet. Abraham is prophet.

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Musa Al Islam is prophet. Jesus is a

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prophet. But when Quran says prophet, it specifically

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refers to no one but prophet Muhammad, peace

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be upon him. I gave you the answer.

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You didn't hear it. I hear you, but

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I hope I knew the answer.

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I disagree because if I follow with that,

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there'll be contradiction in the Quran. I don't

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agree this contradiction in the Quran. Quran says,

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believe in Torah and Injil.

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Now you will say, Buddhist believe in Torah

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and Injil. They cannot.

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That doesn't mean I I think I think

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we should learn how to agree to disagree.

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Not only to disagree. What you're saying, if

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I agree with you, I'll have to believe

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that. I'm not asking you to agree with

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me. I'm just I'm Muslim. Sharing your view.

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I disagree.

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Of an imminent of an imminent,

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I don't disagree. He's not imminent. I'm not

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saying he's not imminent.

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Okay. Say Where did I say Abdul

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this Abdulah Isafali, which I quote. This Abdullah

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is a fully better better. You want to

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keep on speaking?

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Have you come here to give a speech?

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This book which I refer the translation, Abdullah

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is a fully. According to me, the best

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translation available. There are mistakes in this also.

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Just because he's best, it doesn't mean because

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women being the bound to make mistake. I'm

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a human being. I can also make a

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mistake. But the point to be noted is

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when we do research, if we find one

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mistake, I don't reject everything.

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Because he then claimed to be God. This

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translation is one of the best translation. Even

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this translation has got mistakes.

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So what we have to realize

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that a human being cannot be perfect.

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So that person may be eminent, but I

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disagree with his interpretation.

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You and I disagree.

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So why are you coming and hopping again

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today? I've given you reason why I disagree.

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What do you have to do? Okay. Fine.

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This verse of the Quran interpret this way.

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You have to counter my argument. You're not

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counting or reading from the book.

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Reading from the book is a waste of

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time for us and for everyone because I

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give you quotation from the Quran which says

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about

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refers to Jews and Christians only. It's talking

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about Torah. From the Quran and it states

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that actually you should have an open interpretation.

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Can I ask you a question, doctor Zakir?

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Are you also a human? As well, I'm

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a human. So are you also bound to

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make I can make. But to prove I

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made a mistake, I have to prove I'm

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a mistake is. That that why that is

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that is why I state you from a

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commentary from a imminent Muslim scholar, from my

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own interpretation.

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But

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but that a million is not messing with

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the Quran. My interpretation what I'm talking is

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based on the Quran. And majority of the

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scholars,

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majority Jumur scholars of Islam believe Alikitaab is

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only Jews and Christians. There are so many

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names.

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I can name 20 according to one, which

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I have never heard of.

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You read Tabari.

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All of them say.

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What you have to realize? I'm quoting Tabari.

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I'm quoting Tabari.

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All these top commentaries, all of them say

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that even Abdul Nizafali.

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Even Abdul Mujidari Wadi. All of them say,

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Jews and Christians. Now you get what Malaysian

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fine. You may respect him. I've got no

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objection to that. Therefore, when you see, you

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have to give evidence.

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That evidence doesn't hold good for me. That's

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the reason I say that I believe with

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the commentary given by eminent, not 1, 100

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scholars. 100.

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So when one is against 100, if it

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has proof.

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If it's worth

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considering, I consider. If it's not worth considering,

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I don't consider. If you want to believe

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can force you. Hope that answers the question.

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can force you. Hope that answers the question.