( የሃይማኖት ሰዎች ) ዕውቀቱም ከመጣላቸው በኋላ በመካከላቸው ለምቀኝነት እንጅ ለሌላ አልተለያዩም ፡ ፡ እስከ ተወሰነም ጊዜ ( በማቆየት ) ከጌታህ ያለፈች ቃል ባልነበረች ኖሮ በእነርሱ መካከል ( አሁን ) በተፈረደ ነበር ፡ ፡ እነዚያም ከኋላቸው መጽሐፉን እንዲወርሱ የተደረጉት ከእርሱ በእርግጥ በአወላዋይ ጥርጣሬ ውስጥ ናቸው ፡ ፡
And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord for an appointed term , the matter would have been settled between them . And verily , those who were made to inherit the Scripture [ i.e. the Taurah ( Torah ) and the Injeel ( Gospel ) ] after them ( i.e. Jews and Christians ) are in grave doubt concerning it ( i.e. Allah 's true religion Islam or the Quran ) .