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This verse makes a historical claim about Jewish theology that lacks any external evidence in Jewish history or scripture.
Surah 9:30:
The Jews say, 'Ezra is the son of Allah'; and the Christians say, 'The Messiah is the son of Allah.'
This is a major historical anachronism. There is zero historical or scriptural evidence that any Jewish sect—major or minor—ever believed Ezra was the "Son of Allah."
The author of the Quran likely confused the high honor Jews gave Ezra (the scribe who restored the Law) with the Christian deification of Jesus.
This reveals the author's reliance on distorted oral rumors rather than a divine knowledge of actual Jewish theology.