How to respond to those who claim that the phrase "That is the Book" refers to something other than the Qur'an?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : One of the non-Muslims raised two doubts for which we did not know the answer. Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:2], he says that the phrase does not mean this Book.
And the second doubt is regarding the saying of 'Isa (peace be upon him):
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The saying of the Messenger of Allah, 'Isa (peace be upon him), "and bringing good news of a Messenger who will come after me"
The Shaykh :
The questioner :[As-Saf 61:6] And the name of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is Muhammad, so how should we respond to him, may Allah protect you?
The Shaykh : As for the saying of Allah the Glorious:, all Muslims, both exegetes and jurists, have agreed that it is the Book of Allah the Glorious, this Qur'an. This is because He referred to it as , and the fact that He used the demonstrative for distance ("that") despite its nearness is evidence of its greatness and high status. For this reason, He said in another verse: [Al-Isra 17:9] , and there is no ambiguity or confusion in this.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : One of the non-Muslims raised two doubts for which we did not know the answer. Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
This is the Book about which there is no doubt
آلم ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيهThat is the Book
ذلك الكتابAnd the second doubt is regarding the saying of 'Isa (peace be upon him):
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The saying of the Messenger of Allah, 'Isa (peace be upon him), "and bringing good news of a Messenger who will come after me"
The Shaykh :
And bringing good news of a Messenger
ومبشراً برسولThe questioner :
and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad.
ومبشرا برسول يأتي من بعدي اسمه أحمدThe Shaykh : As for the saying of Allah the Glorious: