Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:43
سُورَةُ المَائـِدَةِ · Medinan · Verse 43 of 120
وَكَيْفَ يُحَكِّمُونَكَ وَعِندَهُمُ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ فِيهَا حُكْمُ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ ۚ وَمَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Translation
but why do they come to you for judgement when they have the Torah with God’s judgement, and even then still turn away? These are not believers.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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