"O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger," Qatada said: He is Muhammad.
"making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture," meaning: that which they distorted of it, "and He overlooks much" regarding what was forbidden to them; meaning: He makes it lawful for them.
"There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book," meaning: the Quran.
﴿يَا أهل الْكتاب قد جَاءَكُم رَسُولنَا﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: هُوَ مُحَمَّدٌ.
﴿يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كُنْتُمْ تُخْفُونَ من الْكتاب﴾ يَعْنِي: مَا حَرَّفُوهُ مِنْهُ ﴿وَأَخْفَوُا الْحَقَّ فِيهِ﴾.
﴿وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ﴾ مِمَّا كَانَ حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ؛ أَيْ: يُحِلُّهُ لَهُمْ.
﴿قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ الله نور وَكتاب مُبين﴾ يَعْنِي: الْقُرْآن
