وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمۡ فَرِيقَانِ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ ٤٥
And We had certainly sent to Thamūd their brother Ṣāliḥ, [saying], "Worship Allāh," and at once they were two parties conflicting.
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وَلَقَدۡ And certainly walaqad أَرۡسَلۡنَآ We sent arsalnā إِلَىٰ to ilā ثَمُودَ Thamud thamūda أَخَاهُمۡ their brother akhāhum صَٰلِحًا Salih ṣāliḥan أَنِ that ani ٱعۡبُدُواْ Worship uʿ'budū ٱللَّهَ Allah l-laha فَإِذَا Then behold fa-idhā هُمۡ They hum فَرِيقَانِ (became) two parties farīqāni يَخۡتَصِمُونَ quarreling yakhtaṣimūna Tafsir And I sent toThamud their brother in lineage Salih (peace be upon him) saying “Worship Allah alone”, but they became two groups after his calling them: a believing group and the other disbelieving, arguing over who is on the truth.
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