Surah 29

Surah 29:46

"Do not dispute with the People of the Book except with what is better – except for those of them who do evil. And say: ‘We believe in what has been sent down to us, and what has been sent down to you. Our God and your God is one, and to Him we submit.’"
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29.46 – Do not dispute with the People of the Book except with what is better
This and the following verse seem to reflect a situation in which relations with the People of the Book were good and the messenger understood his recitations to agree with the pre-Islamic scriptures. See a discussion of the Quran’s approach to the People of the Book at 98.1.

- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam

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