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Verse 159of 165

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ شِيَعًۭا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ ۚ إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ﴿١٥٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
فَرَّقُوا۟farraqūdivide
دِينَهُمْdīnahumtheir religion
وَكَانُوا۟wakānūand become
شِيَعًۭاshiyaʿansects
لَّسْتَlastayou are not
مِنْهُمْmin'humwith them
فِىin
شَىْءٍ ۚshayinanything
إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
أَمْرُهُمْamruhumtheir affair
إِلَىilā(is) with
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
ثُمَّthummathen
يُنَبِّئُهُمyunabbi-uhumHe will inform them
بِمَاbimāof what
كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
يَفْعَلُونَyafʿalūnado

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Criticizing Division in the ReligionMujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi said that this Ayah was revealed about the Jews and Christians. Al-`Awfi said that Ibn `Abbas commented, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُواْ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُواْ شِيَعًا(Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects...) "Before Muhammad was sent, the Jews and Christians disputed and divided into sects.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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