i.e. by disbelieving in parts of it, and by dividing into sects which believe in various parts. This is a form II verb.
فَارَقُوا
fāraqū
“who departed from their religion”
This is a form III verb.
Explication
These readings are complementary in meaning, since disbelieving in any part of the true religion is tantamount to rejecting it and departing from it [al-Alusi].
Explication
These readings are complementary in meaning, since disbelieving in any part of the true religion is tantamount to rejecting it and departing from it [al-Alusi].