Why Islam contradicts with Quran about the authenticity of Bible?

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• ✓ 2:176 · Al-Baqara

  2:176 · Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

  ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ نَزَّلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَفِى شِقَاقٍۭ بَعِيدٍۢ

  That is because Allah hath revealed the Scripture with the truth. Lo! those who find (a cause of) disagreement in the Scripture are in open schism.

• ✓ Tafsir Ibn Kathir on 2:176

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  Tafsir Ibn Kathir · 2:176

  Allah Almighty says in this verse: "Indeed, those who conceal what Allah has revealed of the Book," referring to the Jews who concealed the description of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) present in their own scriptures—those scriptures that testify to his prophethood and messengerhood. They hid this information so that their leadership and the gifts they used to receive from the Arabs, out of respect and veneration, would not cease. They feared—may Allah curse them—that if this truth were revealed and people followed the Prophet instead of them, they would lose that status and the benefits they procured. Thus, they chose to keep this knowledge hidden to preserve their worldly gains, which were few and insignificant. In exchange for this concealment, they sold themselves, forsaking guidance, following falsehood, denying the Messenger, and rejecting faith in what Allah revealed. Consequently, they failed and suffered loss in this world and the Next. In the worldly life, Allah made manifest the truth of His Messenger through evident signs and conclusive proofs granted to him, so those who feared following him instead of their leaders were convinced and became allies of the Prophet against their former leaders. Yet, they returned to Allah's wrath repeatedly, and Allah censured them severely in His Book on several occasions. This noble verse states: "Indeed, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and buy for it a small price," meaning the fleeting and insignificant things of worldly life, "those will have eaten into their bellies nothing but fire." This means that by concealing the truth, their souls will be consumed by blazing fire in their bellies on the Day of Resurrection. Allah says elsewhere: "Indeed, those who unlawfully consume the wealth of orphans only consume fire into their bellies, and they will be burned in a blazing fire" (Qur'an 4:10). A sound hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) further illustrates this: "Whoever eats or drinks from vessels of gold or silver will have fire stoked in his belly." Regarding the phrase, "And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and for them is a painful punishment," Ibn Kathir explained this as a sign of Allah's anger upon them for knowingly concealing the truth. They deserve His wrath, so He will neither look upon them with mercy nor praise them, rather, He will punish them grievously. He recounts from the authorities Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Marduwaih a hadith narrated by Muslim and others from Al-A'mash, from Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah said: "There are three people whom Allah will neither speak to, look at, nor purify, and for them is a painful punishment: an old man who commits adultery, a lying king, and a poor, arrogant person." Continuing, Allah informs us about these concealers in "Those are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error," meaning they forsook guidance by denying and hiding the truthful descriptions of the Messenger, his mission, and glad tidings found in the Books of previous prophets. They replaced this guidance with misguidance—denial, disbelief, and withholding of his qualities in their books—and they exchanged "for forgiveness the punishment," indicating they replaced the mercy and forgiveness that could have been theirs by following the truth with severe torment. As for "How patient they are in the fire!" Allah describes their abode in severe, overwhelming torment, marveling that they can endure such punishment despite its severity and the shackles that bind them. Some scholars interpret this to mean that they persist so stubbornly in their misdeeds that will lead them to the fire. Finally, Allah says, "That is because Allah has sent down the Book in truth," highlighting the reason they deserve such harsh punishment: the Book was revealed with veracity as guidance, disproving falsehood, yet they mocked Allah's verses, denied, and opposed the Messenger, hiding the Prophet's qualities. The Messenger called them to Allah, commanding good and forbidding evil, but they opposed him. These actions caused them to forfeit salvation and receive divine punishment. Thus Allah concludes: "Indeed, those who differ over the Book are in extreme dissension."