[158] That is, their religion is baseless. Ibn Abū Ḥātim documents in his Tafsīr that Ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنهما) narrated: “When the Christians of Najrān came to the Messenger of God (ﷺ), the rabbis met them and both parties disputed in the Messenger’s (ﷺ) presence. Rāfiʿ Ibn Ḥuraymilah ˹a Jewish rabbi˺ said: “You ˹Christians˺ have no ground whatsoever!” He Denied Jesus and the Evangel! A Najranian said: “You have no ground whatsoever!” He Denied both the Prophethood of Moses and the Torah!”
[159] Each party reads their respective revealed Books, i.e. the Torah, which foretells the good news of the coming of Jesus (عليه السلام) and the Evangel which tells them the truth about Moses (عليه السلام) and the Torah. (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn Kathīr)