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An-Nahl 124

Ayah 124 of 128 · Meccan

إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ٱلسَّبۡتُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ ١٢٤

The sabbath was only appointed for those who differed over it. And indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. جُعِلَwas appointedjuʿila
  3. ٱلسَّبۡتُthe Sabbathl-sabtu
  4. عَلَىforʿalā
  5. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  6. ٱخۡتَلَفُواْdifferedikh'talafū
  7. فِيهِۚin itfīhi
  8. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  9. رَبَّكَyour Lordrabbaka
  10. لَيَحۡكُمُwill surely judgelayaḥkumu
  11. بَيۡنَهُمۡbetween thembaynahum
  12. يَوۡمَ(on) the Dayyawma
  13. ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionl-qiyāmati
  14. فِيمَاin whatfīmā
  15. كَانُواْthey used (to)kānū
  16. فِيهِ[in it]fīhi
  17. يَخۡتَلِفُونَdifferyakhtalifūna

Tafsir

Reverence of the Sabbath was only made obligatory on the Jews who differed about it, so that they could free themselves on that day from their occupations for the sake of worship. This was after they had strayed from the day of Friday in which they were instructed to free themselves. Your Lord - O Messenger - will judge between these people who differ on the Day of Judgment about what they used to differ in and He will recompense each person with what they deserve.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran