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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 93
وَلَقَدْ بَوَّأْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مُبَوَّأَ صِدْقٍ وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We settled the Children of Israel in an honourable dwelling place (Shâm and Misr), and provided them with good things, and they differed not until the knowledge came to them. Verily, Allâh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection in that in which they used to differ.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
بَوَّأْنَا
bawwanā
We settled
بَنِىٓ
banī
(the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
مُبَوَّأَ
mubawwa-a
(in) a settlement
صِدْقٍۢ
ṣid'qin
honorable
وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم
warazaqnāhum
and We provided them
مِّنَ
mina
with
ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ
l-ṭayibāti
the good things
فَمَا
famā
and not
ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟
ikh'talafū
they differ
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْعِلْمُ ۚ
l-ʿil'mu
the knowledge
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
concerning what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used (to)
فِيهِ
fīhi
[in it]
يَخْتَلِفُونَ
yakhtalifūna
differ
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93. And We certainly settled the Children of Israel in a good place and provided them with pure things to eat. Then they differed among themselves after knowledge [103] had come to them. Surely, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
[103]
The Occupation of the Region of Shaam by Bani Israeel and Sectarianism:
That is, they were given dominance in the land of Egypt as well as in Shaam, and both are fertile and lush lands where all kinds of fruits and grains are abundantly produced. Then, in addition to these material blessings, they were also given the Torah, in which complete guidance for every aspect of their lives was present. But later, these very people split into many sects. The reason for this was not that the Torah was insufficient to guide them correctly, but rather that they began to create new philosophical debates, then disagreed among themselves, then formed sects, and for the sake of their own leadership, they nurtured these divisions. The love of status among the scholars and elders created such prejudice in these sects that there remained no possibility of unity among them, even though if they had turned towards the Book of Allah, they could have become united once again.
The Reason for Sectarianism and Its Remedy:
Today, Muslims too are afflicted by the same curse of sectarianism that the Jews and Christians had fallen victim to, and remain so to this day. The sects among Muslims are also victims of the same stubbornness and obstinacy, and each sect is content and absorbed in its own state. The love of wealth and desire for status among the leaders of these sects, and their unwillingness to relinquish their positions, remain obstacles to the unity of these sects even today. Yet, even today, the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger are present. If one turns towards them, unity is still possible. In fact, the only possible way for unity is to turn towards the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger, and not to consider the statements of imams, scholars, and elders as worthy of attention in comparison to the Book and Sunnah.
[103]
The Occupation of the Region of Shaam by Bani Israeel and Sectarianism:
That is, they were given dominance in the land of Egypt as well as in Shaam, and both are fertile and lush lands where all kinds of fruits and grains are abundantly produced. Then, in addition to these material blessings, they were also given the Torah, in which complete guidance for every aspect of their lives was present. But later, these very people split into many sects. The reason for this was not that the Torah was insufficient to guide them correctly, but rather that they began to create new philosophical debates, then disagreed among themselves, then formed sects, and for the sake of their own leadership, they nurtured these divisions. The love of status among the scholars and elders created such prejudice in these sects that there remained no possibility of unity among them, even though if they had turned towards the Book of Allah, they could have become united once again.
The Reason for Sectarianism and Its Remedy:
Today, Muslims too are afflicted by the same curse of sectarianism that the Jews and Christians had fallen victim to, and remain so to this day. The sects among Muslims are also victims of the same stubbornness and obstinacy, and each sect is content and absorbed in its own state. The love of wealth and desire for status among the leaders of these sects, and their unwillingness to relinquish their positions, remain obstacles to the unity of these sects even today. Yet, even today, the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger are present. If one turns towards them, unity is still possible. In fact, the only possible way for unity is to turn towards the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger, and not to consider the statements of imams, scholars, and elders as worthy of attention in comparison to the Book and Sunnah.
