ONE AYAT A DAY
وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ اٰمِنُوْا بِمَآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا نُؤْمِنُ بِمَآ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَكْفُرُوْنَ بِمَا وَرَاۤءَهٗ وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُوْنَ اَنْۢبِيَاۤءَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ
Wa iżā qīla lahum āminū bimā anzalallāhu qālū nu'minu bimā unzila ‘alainā wa yakfurūna bimā warā'ah(ū), wa huwal-ḥaqqu muṣaddiqal limā ma‘ahum, qul falima taqtulūna ambiyā'allāhi min qablu in kuntum mu'minīn(a).
And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allāh has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is the truth confirming that which is with them. Say, "Then why did you kill the prophets of Allāh before, if you are [indeed] believers?"
Although The Jews denied the Truth, They claimed to be Believers!Allah said,وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ(And when it is said to them), meaning, the Jews and the People of the Book,ءَامِنُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ(Believe in what Allah has sent down) to Muhammad , believe in and follow him,قَالُواْ نُؤْمِنُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا(They say, "We believe in what was sent down to us.") meaning, it is enough for us to believe in what was revealed to us in the Tawrah and the Injil, and this is the path that we choose,وَيَكْفُرونَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهُ(And they disbelieve in that which came after it).وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ(while it is the truth confirming what is with them) meaning, while knowing that what was revealed to Muhammad ,الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ(it is the truth confirming what is with them). This means that since what was sent to Muhammad conforms to what was revealed to the People of the Book, then this fact constitutes a proof against them. Similarly, Allah said,الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَـهُمُ الْكِتَـبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ(Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (Muhammad ) as they recognize their sons) (2:146). Allah said next,فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُونَ أَنبِيَآءَ اللَّهِ مِن قَبْلُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ("Why then have you killed the Prophets of Allah aforetime, if you indeed have been believers").This means,…