Surah 45 Al-Jaathiya — Ayah 17
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
Оха елира царна /динан/ гIуллакхан билгалонаш. Церан хилпало ма ца хилира шайга Iилма деъначул тIаьхьа бен вовшийн юкъахь хьагI хиларна. Баккъалла а, хьан Кхиош-кхобучо кхиэл йийр ю царна юккъехь къемат дийнахь шайн шеца хилпало хиллачохь.
waātaynāhum bayyinātin mina l-amri famā ikh'talafū illā min baʿdi mā jāahumu l-ʿil'mu baghyan baynahum inna rabbaka yaqḍī baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūna
Word by word
- وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم waātaynāhum And We gave them
- بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ bayyinātin clear proofs
- مِّنَ mina of
- ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ l-amri the matter
- فَمَا famā And not
- ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ ikh'talafū they differed
- إِلَّا illā except
- مِنۢ min after
- بَعْدِ baʿdi after
- مَا mā [what]
- جَآءَهُمُ jāahumu came to them
- ٱلْعِلْمُ l-ʿil'mu the knowledge
- بَغْيًۢا baghyan (out of) envy
- بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ baynahum between themselves
- إِنَّ inna Indeed
- رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord
- يَقْضِى yaqḍī will judge
- بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them
- يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection
- فِيمَا fīmā about what
- كَانُوا۟ kānū they used to
- فِيهِ fīhi therein
- يَخْتَلِفُونَ yakhtalifūna differ
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Preference of Allah to the Children of Israel and their dispute thereafter
Allah the Exalted mentions the favors He granted the Children of Israel, such as revealing the Divine Books to them, sending the Messengers to them and granting them kingship. Allah said,
(And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the prophethood; and provided them with good things,) such as foods and drinks,
(and preferred them above the nations.) of their time,
(And gave them clear proofs in matters.) `We gave them evidences, proofs and unequivocal signs.' Therefore, the proof has been established against them, yet they differed among themselves after the proof came to them, out of transgression against each other,
(Verily, your Lord) `O Muhammad',
(will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein they used to differ. ) He will judge between them by His just judgement.
Warning to this Ummah against following the Ways of the Children of Israel
This Ayah contains a warning to the Muslim Ummah as well. It warns them not to take the path the Jews took nor adopt their ways. This is why Allah said,
(Then We have put you on a (legal) way of commandment. So follow you that.) `follow what was revealed to you from your Lord, O Muhammad, there is no true deity except Him, and turn away from the idolators.' Allah said,
(and follow not the desires of those who know not. Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah. Verily, the wrongdoers are protecting friends of one another,) Allah says, `what will the loyalty that the idolators give each other avail them' Indeed, all they will earn from their protecting friends is more loss, destruction and demise,
(but Allah is the Protector of those who have Taqwa.) and He will deliver them from the darkness to the light. In contrast, all the false deities are the protecting friends of those who disbelieve, taking them out of the light to the darkness. Allah said,
(This is a clear insight and evidence for man- kind,) in reference to the Qur'an,
(and a guidance and a mercy for people who have faith with certainty.)