Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, your Lord will judge between them, on the Day of Resurrection, concerning that wherein they used to differ.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّinnaIndeed
رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
هُوَhuwa[He]
يَفْصِلُyafṣiluwill judge
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) Resurrection
فِيمَاfīmāin what
كَانُوا۟kānūthey used (to)
فِيهِfīhi[in it]
يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūnadiffer
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 25) ➊ { اِنَّرَبَّكَهُوَيَفْصِلُبَيْنَهُمْ …:} In the previous verse, there is mention of the time when the Children of Israel acted upon the Book of Allah, their scholars and leaders themselves remained steadfast on the religion, continued to fulfill the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil, and in this path, they endured the harm from their own people and strangers with patience. Later, when they became engrossed in worldliness and greed, knowingly and deliberately, instead of acting upon the Book of Allah, they began to interpret it according to their own desires, and even altered it. Each one invented rulings according to his own wishes, so they split into various groups. Every sect declared itself to be true, so Allah Almighty said that regarding these differences, your Lord alone will decide on the Day of Resurrection.
➋ In the conditions and events of the Children of Israel, there is a lesson for the Muslim Ummah as to which people attain the status of leadership and what causes the rise and fall of any nation.