Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:53

The Believers · Verse 53 of 118 · Juz 18 · Page 345

فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

But they [i.e., the people] divided their religion among them into portions [i.e., sects] - each faction, in what it has, rejoicing.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

But they the followers split into sects regarding their affair their religion zuburan ‘sects’ is a circumstantial qualifier of the subject of the verb taqatta‘ū ‘they split’ in other words they became opposing parties the likes of the Jews and the Christians and others each party rejoicing in exultant with what they …

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