Concise Quran Commentary
A group of them do not know how to read or write and do not know what is in the Torah or what it says. They have only lies which they heard from some of their leaders, and think it is the Torah revealed by Allah.
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Surah 2 : Ayah 78
Surah 2 : Ayah 78
وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّآ أَمَانِىَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
And among them, there are illiterate people, who know nothing of the Scripture except wishful thinking, and they do nothing but guesswork.