This is a Medinan sura, which was revealed to Muhammad after the Hijra to Medina in 622 A.D. Medinan suras concentrate on messages on community building. Therefore, Sura 3 focuses on the contact that Muslims have with Jews and Christians, conveying the message that the “central tenet of faith is devotion to God” (Haleem, 34). One of the conflicts among the three religions was about the nature of Jesus, and in order to resolve this, Muhammad tried to unite the three faiths on the common idea that all three religions worship only one God in verse 64 (Emerick, 114). Emerick continues to elaborate on how Verses 65-69 were revealed when a Jewish rabbi claimed Abraham as Jewish, and continued to accuse Muhammad of being jealous of God (Emerick, 115), when in actuality, Muhammad had tremendous respect for the Jewish religion, and wished to unite the three
This is a Medinan sura, which was revealed to Muhammad after the Hijra to Medina in 622 A.D. Medinan suras concentrate on messages on community building. Therefore, Sura 3 focuses on the contact that Muslims have with Jews and Christians, conveying the message that the “central tenet of faith is devotion to God” (Haleem, 34). One of the conflicts among the three religions was about the nature of Jesus, and in order to resolve this, Muhammad tried to unite the three faiths on the common idea that all three religions worship only one God in verse 64 (Emerick, 114). Emerick continues to elaborate on how Verses 65-69 were revealed when a Jewish rabbi claimed Abraham as Jewish, and continued to accuse Muhammad of being jealous of God (Emerick, 115), when in actuality, Muhammad had tremendous respect for the Jewish religion, and wished to unite the three