Later in that verse we read, “But say [to the People of the Book], ‘We believe in the Revelation [the Qur’an] which has come down to us and in that which came down to you. Our God and your God is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam).’” Muhammad very much wanted to say to the Jews and Christians, “Listen, I am a monotheist. I am a prophet like Moses and Jesus. We are all alike. We worship the same God. My Qur’an is basically in confirmation of the previous Scriptures. We all agree on the essentials.