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Al-Bayyinah 4

Ayah 4 of 8 · Medinan

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَةُ ٤

Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided1 until after there had come to them clear evidence.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Into sects and denominations.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. تَفَرَّقَbecame dividedtafarraqa
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. أُوتُواْwere givenūtū
  5. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  6. إِلَّاuntilillā
  7. مِنۢfrommin
  8. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  9. مَاwhatmā
  10. جَآءَتۡهُمُcame (to) themjāathumu
  11. ٱلۡبَيِّنَةُ(of) the clear evidencel-bayinatu

Tafsir

The Jews who were given the Torah and the Christians who were given the Gospel, did not disagree except after Allah sent His Prophet to them. There were some who became Muslims, and others who persisted in their disbelief despite knowing of the truth of their Prophet.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran