آيات AYAT.ONE
كُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ اِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلُ عَلٰى نَفۡسِهٖ مِنۡ قَبۡلِ اَنۡ تُنَزَّلَ التَّوۡرٰٮةُ ​ؕ قُلۡ فَاۡتُوۡا بِالتَّوۡرٰٮةِ فَاتۡلُوۡهَاۤ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰدِقِيۡنَ‏ ۝
Kullu attaAAami kanahillan libanee isra-eela illa ma harramaisra-eelu AAala nafsihi min qabli an tunazzala attawratuqul fa/too bittawrati fatlooha inkuntum sadiqeen
All food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel i.e., Jacob had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, O Muḥammad, "So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful."

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Law of Lawful Foods: Proving the Jewish and Christian fabrications regarding dietary law.

The Insight

This verse clarifies that all food was lawful for the Children of Israel before the Torah, except what Jacob (Yaqub) forbade for himself. Seek foundational legal truth. Do not invent prohibitions where God did not intend one. All dietary laws must be traced back to the original divine source, rejecting unnecessary historical additions or fabrications.