وَمَا

كَانَ

ٱلنَّاسُ

إِلَّآ

أُمَّةٗ

وَٰحِدَةٗ

فَٱخۡتَلَفُواْۚ

وَلَوۡلَا

كَلِمَةٞ

سَبَقَتۡ

مِن

رَّبِّكَ

لَقُضِيَ

بَيۡنَهُمۡ

فِيمَا

فِيهِ

يَخۡتَلِفُونَ

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All people were originally one single community, but later they differed. If it had not been for a word from your Lord, the preordained judgement would already have been passed between them regarding their differences.