Surah Al-Jathiyah, Ayah 17 (45:17)

ٱلْجَاثِيَة

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم بَيِّنَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ …

Quran 45:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Al-Jathiyah (“The Crouching”), a Meccan surah of 37 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 500 of the Madani Mushaf.

45:17
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمبَيِّنَٰتٍمِّنَٱلْأَمْرِ ۖفَمَاٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟إِلَّامِنۢبَعْدِمَاجَآءَهُمُٱلْعِلْمُبَغْيًۢابَيْنَهُمْ ۚإِنَّرَبَّكَيَقْضِىبَيْنَهُمْيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِفِيمَاكَانُوا۟فِيهِيَخْتَلِفُونَ١٧
waātaynāhum bayyinātin mina l-amri famā ikh'talafū illā min baʿdi mā jāahumu l-ʿil'mu baghyan baynahum inna rabbaka yaqḍī baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūna

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.(17)

Word by word

  1. وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمwaātaynāhumAnd We gave them
  2. بَيِّنَٰتٍbayyinātinclear proofs
  3. مِّنَminaof
  4. ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖl-amrithe matter
  5. فَمَاfamāAnd not
  6. ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ikh'talafūthey differed
  7. إِلَّاillāexcept
  8. مِنۢminafter
  9. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  10. مَاmā[what]
  11. جَآءَهُمُjāahumucame to them
  12. ٱلْعِلْمُl-ʿil'muthe knowledge
  13. بَغْيًۢاbaghyan(out of) envy
  14. بَيْنَهُمْ ۚbaynahumbetween themselves
  15. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  16. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  17. يَقْضِىyaqḍīwill judge
  18. بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
  19. يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
  20. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
  21. فِيمَاfīmāabout what
  22. كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
  23. فِيهِfīhitherein
  24. يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūnadiffer

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