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Al-Jathiyah 45:17

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وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.

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( وآتيناهم بينات من الأمر ) أي : حججا وبراهين وأدلة قاطعات ، فقامت عليهم الحجج ثم اختلفوا بعد ذلك من بعد قيام الحجة ، وإنما كان ذلك بغيا منهم على بعضهم بعضا ، ( إن ربك ) يا محمد ( يقضي بينهم يوم القيامة فيما كانوا فيه يختلفون ) أي : سيفصل بينهم بحكمه العدل . وهذا فيه تحذير لهذه الأمة أن تسلك مسلكهم ، وأن تقصد منهجهم ;

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