—“When they hear what has been sent down to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognized. They say, ‘Our Lord, we believe; so write us down among those who bear witness.’” ⦗5:83⦘.

And His words: “Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it believe in it, and when it is recited to them they say, ‘We believe in it; indeed it is the truth from our Lord.’” ⦗28:52⦘.

Ibn Isḥāq said: Muḥammad ibn Abī Muḥammad related to me—from ʿIkrima or from Saʿīd ibn Jubayr—on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās: “The Jews used to seek victory over the Aws and the Khazraj through the coming of Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) before he was sent. Yet when Allah sent him from among the Arabs, they disbelieved in him and rejected…"