Sectarianism and the Illusion of Prosperity

Al-Mu'minun — Verses 53–56 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

فَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ ٥٣

But they (men) have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoicing in its belief.

فَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ
But they (men) have broken their religion among them
زُبُرًا ۖ
into sects
كُلُّ حِزْبٍ
each group
بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ
rejoicing in its belief

فَذَرْهُمْ فِي غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ٥٤

So leave them in their error for a time.

فَذَرْهُمْ
So leave them
فِي غَمْرَتِهِمْ
in their error
حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
for a time

أَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِ مِن مَّالٍ وَبَنِينَ ٥٥

Do they think that We enlarge them in wealth and children,

أَيَحْسَبُونَ
Do they think that
أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِ
We enlarge them in wealth and children
مِن مَّالٍ وَبَنِينَ
in wealth and children

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ ۚ بَل لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ ٥٦

We hasten unto them with good things (in this worldly life so that they will have no share of good things in the Hereafter)? Nay, but they perceive not.

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ ۚ
We hasten unto them with good things
بَل لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ
Nay, but they perceive not