Transliteration:( Wa aatainaahum baiyinaatim minal amri famakh talafooo illaa mim ba'di maa jaaa'ahumul 'ilmu baghyam bainahum; inna Rabbaka yaqdee bainahum Yawmal Qiyaamati feemaa kaanoo feehi yakhtalifoon )
32. This means that He provided the Israelites with bright proofs about the advent of the Holy ,and about this truth Prophet all of which are found in detail in their scriptures, in the form of his beautiful attributes.
33. In that prior to his advent they were all awaiting his coming, but after his blessed advent, many of them have denied his Prophethood.
34. From this we learn that knowledge is there to crush disputes. But, when jealousy creeps into the scholar, it increases the disputes. The knowledge of Shaitaan caused him to sink due to his envy of Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace).
35. Verbal decision of Allah Almighty has taken place in the world as well, but his practical decision of sending the evildoers into Hell and the righteous to Paradise will take place in the Hereafter. For this reason the Day of Judgement is called the Day of Separation of good from evil.
The tafsir of Surah Jathiya verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Jathiya ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 20.
22. For explanation, see (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 213); (Surah Aal-Imran, Ayat 19) and (Surah Ash-Shura, ayat 26) note 22-23.
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