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Ash-Shuraa 42:14

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وَمَا تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى لَّقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُورِثُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord [postponing the penalty] until a specified time, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed, those who were granted inheritance of the Scripture after them are, concerning it, in disquieting doubt.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

( وما تفرقوا إلا من بعد ما جاءهم العلم ) أي : إنما كان مخالفتهم للحق بعد بلوغه إليهم ، وقيام الحجة عليهم ، وما حملهم على ذلك إلا البغي والعناد والمشاقة .ثم قال [ الله ] تعالى : ( ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك إلى أجل مسمى ) أي : لولا الكلمة السابقة من الله بإنظار العباد بإقامة حسابهم إلى يوم المعاد ، لعجل لهم العقوبة في الدنيا سريعا .وقوله : ( وإن الذين أورثوا الكتاب من بعدهم ) يعني : الجيل المتأخر بعد القرن الأول المكذب للحق ( لفي شك منه مريب ) أي : ليسوا على يقين من أمرهم ، وإنما هم مقلدون لآبائهم وأسلافهم ، بلا دليل ولا برهان ، وهم في حيرة من أمرهم ، وشك مريب ، وشقاق بعيد .

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