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Who is being referred to "those who were given the Book" in this āyah?

Answer

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

  1. The Jews. [Muqātil]
  2. Both the Jews and the Christians. [Abū Sulaymān al-Dimashqī]
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