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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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 105) {وَ لَا تَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّذِيْنَ تَفَرَّقُوْا …:} By this is meant the Children of Israel. It is evident that the mutual differences and sectarianism of the Jews and Christians were not because they were unaware of the truth or ignorant of its proofs, but in reality, they knowingly chose the path of discord and sectarianism merely for their worldly interests and selfish motives, and they persisted in it. The Noble Qur’an has repeatedly clarified this reality in various ways and has emphasized staying away from it. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The Jews split into seventy-one (71) or seventy-two (72) sects, and likewise the Christians, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three (73) sects.” [ ترمذی، الإیمان، باب ما جاء فی افتراق ھذہ الأمۃ : ۲۶۴۰، و قال حسن صحیح ] In another hadith, it is clarified that he said: “All will be in the Fire except one.” Upon being asked, he replied: [ مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَ أَصْحَابِيْ ] “The one which follows the way I and my companions are upon.” [ ترمذی، الإیمان، باب ما جاء فی افتراق ھذہ الأمۃ : ۲۶۴۱، و حسنہ الألبانی ]
Alas! The sectarians of the Muslim Ummah have also adopted the same approach: the truth and its clear proofs in the form of the Noble Qur’an and authentic Sunnah are well known to them, yet they persist in their sectarianism and waste all their intellect and intelligence, just like the previous communities, in the vile pursuit of interpretation and distortion.
Alas! The sectarians of the Muslim Ummah have also adopted the same approach: the truth and its clear proofs in the form of the Noble Qur’an and authentic Sunnah are well known to them, yet they persist in their sectarianism and waste all their intellect and intelligence, just like the previous communities, in the vile pursuit of interpretation and distortion.
