Al-A'raf 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
And We have broken them (i.e. the Jews) up into various separate groups on the earth: some of them are righteous and some are away from that. And We tried them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn (to Allâh’s Obedience).
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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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