سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 17
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And gave them clear proofs in matters [by revealing to them the Taurât (Torah)]. And they differed not until after the knowledge came to them, through envy among themselves. Verily, Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein they used to differ.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم
waātaynāhum
And We gave them
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ
bayyinātin
clear proofs
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ
l-amri
the matter
فَمَا
famā
And not
ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟
ikh'talafū
they differed
إِلَّا
illā
except
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
[what]
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْعِلْمُ
l-ʿil'mu
the knowledge
بَغْيًۢا
baghyan
(out of) envy
بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ
baynahum
between themselves
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
يَقْضِى
yaqḍī
will judge
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
فِيمَا
fīmā
about what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
فِيهِ
fīhi
therein
يَخْتَلِفُونَ
yakhtalifūna
differ
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 17) ➊ {وَ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْاَمْرِ:} That is, We gave them clear commands regarding the religion, in which there was no ambiguity or complexity, nor was there any way to differ from them or to evade them.
➋ { فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوْۤا اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ … :} That is, the differences that arose among them were not due to ignorance or unfamiliarity, but after the correct path had become known to them through the prophets (peace be upon them), and its basis was sheer stubbornness and self-conceit. For details, see the exegesis of Surah Yunus (93) and Surah Ash-Shura (15). In this verse, there is a strong warning for our Ummah as well, that if they treat the knowledge from Allah—that is, the Qur’an and Sunnah—in the same way as the Jews and Christians did, then their end will also be like theirs.
➋ { فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوْۤا اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ … :} That is, the differences that arose among them were not due to ignorance or unfamiliarity, but after the correct path had become known to them through the prophets (peace be upon them), and its basis was sheer stubbornness and self-conceit. For details, see the exegesis of Surah Yunus (93) and Surah Ash-Shura (15). In this verse, there is a strong warning for our Ummah as well, that if they treat the knowledge from Allah—that is, the Qur’an and Sunnah—in the same way as the Jews and Christians did, then their end will also be like theirs.
