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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ٱلسَّبْتُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ﴿١٢٤

Translation (Sahih International)

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.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
جُعِلَjuʿilawas appointed
ٱلسَّبْتُl-sabtuthe Sabbath
عَلَىʿalāfor
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikh'talafūdiffered
فِيهِ ۚfīhiin it
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
لَيَحْكُمُlayaḥkumuwill surely judge
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
يَوْمَyawma(on) the Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
فِيمَاfīmāin what
كَانُوا۟kānūthey used (to)
فِيهِfīhi[in it]
يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūnadiffer

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Prescription of the Sabbath for the JewsThere is no doubt that for every nation, Allah prescribed one day of the week for people to gather to worship Him. For this Ummah He prescribed Friday, because it is the sixth day, on which Allah completed and perfected His creation. On this day He gathered and completed His blessings for His servants.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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