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Has this āyah been abrogated?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. It is not abrogated. This opinion was held by Mujāhid, al-Ḍaḥḥāk, and others. They understood the verse to mean: "Indeed, those who have believed (i.e. the Muslims), as well as whoever comes to believe from among the Jews, etc."
  2. It is abrogated (mansūkh) by the verse: "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him" (3:85). This interpretation was mentioned by a group of commentators.
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