Read to argue that the prophets judged by the Torah, reinforcing the host's claim that the Quran affirms the Torah as a real scriptural authority.
Scripture spotlight
Quran 5:44
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44 Surely We sent down the Torah, wherein is guidance and light; thereby the Prophets who had surrendered themselves gave judgment for those of Jewry, as did the masters and the rabbis, following such portion of God's Book as they were given to keep and were witnesses to. So fear not men, but fear you Me; and sell not My signs for a little price. Whoso judges not according to what God has sent down - they are the unbelievers.
Cited by a Muslim participant to define the Torah as the scripture given to the Jewish prophets, in a discussion over what the Quran means when it says Muhammad is found in the Torah.
Raised to discuss the rabbinic responsibility over the Torah, in a later attempt to argue that earlier scripture was entrusted for preservation.
John Fontaine cited these verses to define the Islamic Torah and Injil as revelations directly given by Allah to Moses and Jesus, not identical with the later Bible as Christians define it.
A Muslim guest cited this verse to claim the Torah was revealed to Moses; the host disputed that reading as part of an argument about whether the Qur'an actually identifies and confirms the biblical Torah.