Al-Baqarah 2:62
The verse
Lo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. — Marmaduke Pickthall
The issue
This verse puts the Jews, Christians, Sabaeans, and Muslims into one group (the believers in Allah) and promises them their reward at the end of time (Q 2.62). Another verse, Q 5.69, repeats this promise word for word. However, if we continue to read Q 5, we find that the Qur’ān accuses the Christians of blasphemy and threatens them with hellfire (Q 5.72-73). In another verse, the circle of those who are bound for hellfire becomes even larger, including all who do not embrace Islām: “Whosoever craves other than Islām for a religion, it shall surely not be accepted from him, and he shall, in the next world, be of those who lose” (Q 3.85).
Question: What then is the destiny of the Jews, Christians, and Sabaeans, according to the Qur’ān: paradise or hellfire?
Arabic text of this item
تضع الآية اليهود والمسيحيين وَالصَّابِئِينَ والمسلمين في مجموعة واحدة، هي مجموعة المُؤْمِنِينَ بالله، وتعدهم بالثواب في الآخرة (البقرة 2: 62)، وتعيد آية أخرى، هي (المائدة 5: 69)، هذا الوعد حرفياً. ولكن ما أن نمضي قدماً في قراءة سورة المائدة حتى نجد القرآن يتهم المسيحيين بالكفر، ويتوعدهم بالنار (المائدة 5: 72 - 73). وفي آية أخرى، يوسِّع دائرة أهل النار لتشمل كل من لا يعتنق الإسلام:
<وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِيناً فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ> (آل عمران 3: 85)
فما مصير اليهود والمسيحيين وَالصَّابِئِينَ حسب القرآن: الجنة أم النار؟
Sources cited
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- al-Ṭabarī, Jāmiʿ al-bayān, on Q 2:62 · link checked 2026-10-12