Cited to argue that the Quran still recognizes some Jews and Christians as believers, undermining a Muslim defense of Muhammad's treatment of them.
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Quran 2:62
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62 Surely they that believe, and those of Jewry, and the Christians, and those Sabaeans, whoso believes in God and the Last Day, and works righteousness -- their wage awaits them with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them; neither shall they sorrow.
Raised as an apparent counterexample in the debate over whether Jews and Christians can still be accepted by God after Muhammad.
A superchat cited this verse alongside Qur'an 2:135 as one of the verses it considered contradictory within the Qur'an.
Cited by Daniel to show the Qur'an affirms common core teachings shared by Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Sabians rather than the entirety of the biblical canon word-for-word.
Cited by the Muslim guest to argue that believing Jews, Christians, and Sabians need not fear, as a softer counterpoint to harsher hadith about Jews and Christians.