Al-Aaraf 7:168 وقطعناهم في الارض امما منهم الصالحون ومنهم دون ذالك وبلوناهم بالحسنات والسييات لعلهم يرجعون ١٦٨
وَقَطَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
أُمَمٗاۖ
مِّنۡهُمُ
ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ
وَمِنۡهُمۡ
دُونَ
ذَٰلِكَۖ
وَبَلَوۡنَٰهُم
بِٱلۡحَسَنَٰتِ
وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَرۡجِعُونَ
١٦٨
We dispersed them through the land in groups—some were righteous, others were less so. We tested them with prosperity and adversity, so perhaps they would return ˹to the Right Path˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land
Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups,
وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ لِبَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ اسْكُنُواْ الاٌّرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الاٌّخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا
(And We said to the Children of Israel after him (a
…The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land
Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups,
وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ
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