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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

An-Nahl 16:124

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إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ٱلسَّبْتُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

The sabbath was only appointed for those who differed over it. And indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

إنما جعل الله تعظيم يوم السبت بالتفرغ للعبادة فيه على اليهود الذين اختلفوا فيه على نبيهم، واختاروه بدل يوم الجمعة الذي أُمِروا بتعظيمه. وإن ربك -أيها الرسول- لَيحكم بين المختلفين يوم القيامة فيما اختلفوا فيه على نبيهم، ويجازي كلا بما يستحقه.

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