سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:4
The Cow · Verse 4 of 286
وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And who (also) believe in that (Message) which has been revealed to you and in that which had been revealed before you, and who have firm faith in the Hereafter.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.
Ahmed Ali
Who believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed to those before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.
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Ali Unal
And those who believe in what is sent down to you, and what was sent down before you (such as the Torah, Gospel and Psalms, and the Scrolls of Abraham); and in the Hereafter they have certainty of faith.
Daryabadi
And who believe in that which hath been sent down unto thee and that which hath been sent down before thee and of the Hereafter they are convinced.
Faridul Haque
And who believe in this (Qur’an) which has been sent down upon you, O beloved Prophet, (Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) and what was sent down before you; and are certain of the Hereafter.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And who believe in that which has been revealed to thee and that which was revealed before thee, and of the Hereafter they are sure.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And who believe in that which has been revealed to thee and that which was revealed before thee and they have firm faith in the hereafter.
Muhammad Asad
and who believe in that which has been bestowed from on high upon thee, [O Prophet,] as well as in that which was bestowed before thy time for it is they who in their innermost are certain of the life to come!
Muhammad Musin Khan
And who believe in (the Qur'an and the Sunnah) which has been sent down (revealed) to you (Muhammad Peace be upon him ) and in [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.] which were sent down before you and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter. (Resurrection, recompense of their good and bad deeds, Paradise and Hell, etc.).
Muhammad Pickthall
And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter.
Muhammad Sarwar
who have faith in what has been revealed to you and others before you and have strong faith in the life hereafter.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And who believe in that which has been revealed to you and that which was revealed before you and they are sure of the hereafter.
Rashad Khalifa
And they believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed before you, and with regard to the Hereafter, they are absolutely certain.
Shabbir Ahmed
And those who choose to believe in what has been revealed to you (O Messenger) and in the (truth in) what was revealed before your times. And they have conviction in the Law of Requital, and, therefore, in the life Hereafter.
Commentary 2:4 “That was revealed before you” مَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ is a reference to one of the fundamental doctrines of the continuity of Divine revelations taught…
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ
2:4 “That was revealed before you” مَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ is a reference to one of the fundamental doctrines of the continuity of Divine revelations taught in the Holy Qur’ân. With these words, the Divine origin of other religions is acknowledged. This is testified in the following words: "And indeed We have sent Messengers before you. There are some of them whom We have mentioned to you (in this Qur’ân) and there are some whom We have not mentioned to you." (40:78).
The Holy Qur’ân thus requires a belief not only in its own truth, but also in the same truth brought by previous messengers and their Scriptures. It thus infuses a spirit of allegiance and reverence not only to Moses and Jesus, but also to all other revealed religions and their founders, whether they are Krishna, Confucius, Lao Tzu or Buddha. The statement وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ “and in that which had been revealed before you” indicates the acceptance that believers must have regarding other religions and fosters feelings of great respect. Hindus, Christians and Jews, while claiming Divine origin of their faith, deny this generosity to the adherents of other faiths. This becomes a root cause of hatred between the nations and has often resulted in untold bloodshed. The Holy Qur’ân rejects the very idea of religious bigotry that leads to discord and disputes between nations and religions. It teaches that every nation has been blessed with a teacher from Allâh (35:24; 2:80). These words are a declaration that all the Prophets in various lands came from Allâh and brought the same light from One source. This teaching provides great hope towards the promotion of peace, harmony and tolerance among the followers of different religions.