Used to argue that the Quran confirms what is 'with' the People of the Book in Muhammad's time, implying the scriptures they possessed were being affirmed.
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Quran 2:41
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41 And believe in that I have sent down, confirming that which is with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And sell not My signs for a little price; and fear you Me.
Used to argue that the Quran confirms what Jews and Christians already had with them, reinforcing the preservation argument.
Quoted to argue that the Quran confirms the scripture already possessed by Jews and Christians rather than declaring those scriptures corrupted.
Quoted to argue that the Quran confirms scriptures already possessed by the Jews, supporting the Islamic dilemma claim.
Quoted as a key 'Islamic dilemma' text: the speaker used it to argue that the Quran says it confirms the scriptures already possessed by Jews and Christians, not merely selected parts of them.