23) was revealed.

23.was revealed.'' As for the phrase: `` (A SHARE OF THE SCRIPTUR), it may imply that during the life time of Mohammad (AS) the scriptures with the Jews and Christians has been only a part or a portion of a whole book, the most of which must have been either lost or tampered with and changed.'' The Jews did not even accept their own Mosaic law and refused to perform the commandment. VERSE NO.

24 This verse points at the reason of their rejection, which was relying on some vicious ideas and doctrine forged out of their fancies which are not conformed to any reason; such as their false claim that: ``Fire will not touch us except for a number of days!'' It was such forgeries that delluded them in their religion and turned them aside from the straight path of truth. VERSE NO.

25 This verse draws a cancelling red cross over all the forgeries and false ideas that they had fabricated and then ascribed to God and His Revelations; saying: ``But how will they fare when we gather them together for a day about the coming of which…

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