Surah Al-Bayyina 98:4 — translation and meaning
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وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ
Word by Word
وَمَا
wama
And not
تَفَرَّقَ
tafarraqa
became divided
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
أُوتُوا
utu
were given
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
إِلَّا
illa
until
مِن
min
from
بَعْدِ
ba'di
after
مَا
ma
what
جَاءَتْهُمُ
jaathumu
came (to) them
الْبَيِّنَةُ
al-bayinatu
(of) the clear evidence
Transliteration
Wa maa tafarraqal lazeena ootul kitaaba il-la mim b'adi ma jaa-at humul baiyyinah
Translation
Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The Jews who were given the Torah and the Christians who were given the Gospel, did not disagree except after Allah sent His Prophet to them. There were some who became Muslims, and others who persisted in their disbelief despite knowing of the truth of their Prophet.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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