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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 105
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا۟ وَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿105﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
be
كَٱلَّذِينَ
ka-alladhīna
like those who
تَفَرَّقُوا۟
tafarraqū
became divided
وَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟
wa-ikh'talafū
and differed
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
what
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ ۚ
l-bayinātu
the clear proofs
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
عَظِيمٌۭ
ʿaẓīmun
great
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
15. 1. After clear proofs had come, they created division. From this it is understood that the reason for the mutual differences and divisions among the Jews and Christians was not that they were unaware of the truth or ignorant of its proofs. Rather, the reality is that, knowing everything, they adopted the path of disagreement and division purely for worldly interests and selfish motives, and they remained firm upon it. The Noble Quran, in various styles and expressions, has repeatedly pointed out this reality and emphasized staying away from it. But unfortunately, the divisive people of this Ummah have also adopted exactly the same approach: the truth and its clear proofs are well known to them, yet they remain firm upon their sectarianism and, just like the previous communities, waste all their intelligence and cleverness in the vile occupation of interpretation and distortion.
