Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And those given the Writ were divided only after the clear evidence had come to them.

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْـكِتَابَ اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَٓاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُۜ
Wama tafarraqa allatheena ootooalkitaba illa min baAAdi ma jaat-humualbayyina
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1wamāAnd not
2tafarraqabecame dividedفرق
3alladhīnathose who
4ūtūwere givenاتي
5l-kitābathe Bookكتب
6illāuntil
7minfrom
8baʿdiafterبعد
9what
10jāathumucame (to) themجيا
11l-bayinatu(of) the clear evidenceبين
  • Aisha Bewley

    Those who were given the Book did not divide into sects until after the Clear Sign came to them.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And those who had previously received the Scripture did not divide except after the proof came to them.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Now the People of the Scripture had divided among themselves even when the Evidence of Truth had already come to them.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And those given the Writ were divided only after the clear evidence had come to them.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And those who had previously received the Book did not divide except after the proof came to them.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Those who had previously received the book did not divide except after the proof came to them.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    In fact, those who received the scripture did not dispute until the proof was given to them.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The people of the Book were not divided among themselves till after the clear proof had come to them.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Now those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime did break up their unity after such an evidence of the truth had come to them.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Nor were the People of the Scripture divided until after the clear proof came unto them.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Nor did those to whom the Book had been given split up until after the Proof (of the Right Way) had come to them.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    But Ahl AL-Kitab only became divided after they had received this clear divine evidence-

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As a matter of fact, those who received the older scriptures did not dispute about the message when it was revealed to them (it happened later when they started to tamper with the scriptures).

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) differed not until after there came to them clear evidence (i.e. Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever was revealed to him).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    It was not until this clear proof came to the People of the Book that they became divided ˹about his prophethood˺—

  • Taqi Usmani

    And those who were given the Book did not disagree but after the clear proof came to them,

  • Abdul Haleem

    those who were given the Scripture became divided only after they were sent clear evi-dence

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And they scattered not, those that were given the Book, excepting after the Clear Sign came to them.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Nor did those who were given the Book divide into sects until after there came to them the manifest sign.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Nor did those who were given the Book divide into sects until after there came to them the Manifest Sign.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And in no way did the ones to whom the Book was brought (become) disunited, except ever after the Supreme Evidence came up to them.

  • George Sale

    Neither were they unto whom the scriptures were given divided among themselves, until after the clear evidence had come unto them.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The People of the Book did not make religious split until after there came to them Clear Evidence,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Those to whom the Scripture was given became divided only after the manifest proof had come to them.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And those who were given the Book did not divide, except after the proof had come to them.