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yā-ʾahla l-kitābi li-ma takfurūna bi-ʾāyāti llāhi wa-ʾantum tashhadūna
O People of the Book! Why do you deny Allah’s signs while you testify [to their truth]?
— Ali Quli Qarai
3Āl ʿImrānآل عمرانVerse 70 of 200
The Family of Imran3. Āl ʿImrānآل عمران
Āl ‘Imrān
Family of Imran
MedinanVerse 70 of 200
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 70
70. "O' People of the Book! Why do you disbelieve in the Signs of Allah while you bear witness (to their truth)? "
This verse, maybe, hints to the glad news that the people of the Book had studied in the Torah and the Evangel about Hadrat Muhammad (S). They did know the Prophet of Islam (S) as they knew their own children. But, they denied all those divine tokens in order to keep their social situation and protect their material interests. So, the Qur'an says: