But they (who claim to follow you) have torn their unity wide asunder, piece by piece, each group delighting in [but] what they themselves possess [by way of tenets]
But they (who claim to follow you) have torn their unity wide asunder, piece by piece, each group delighting in [but] what they themselves possess [by way of tenets]
Then they cut up their Command among themselves into denominations, (i.e., differed about the command of Allah) each party exulting with whatever they had close to them. (i.e., their tenets
But they (who claim to follow you O Messengers) have torn their unity wide asunder, piece by piece into disputing factions, each faction rejoicing in its beliefs. (30:32)
Yet people have divided themselves into factions and each faction rejoices in its own doctrine
Dr. Munir Munshey
But they divided up their religion into sects _ each one well pleased with its own beliefs
Dr. Kamal Omar
But the people cut off their affair amongst them into splinter-groups (or sects); all groups, what is in their possession (i.e., man-written, sectarian-literature) are rejoicers (therein)
But the people, (rather than preserve their unity) split up their affair among themselves (forming themselves into factions) considering (each portion thus split up) as (the real) Scripture, every faction rejoicing in that which was with them
But they broke the command of their din (religion) into sects by disagreeing amongst themselves. Each sect is pleased with that much (portion of din [religion]) which they have
(While religion – the system is one) they fragmented their affairs among each other with various interpretations... Each group is pleased with their own acceptance.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
But people have cut off their affair (of unity) between them, into sects: each party rejoicing in that which is with them
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
Yet they -the people- were divided among themselves and set at variance and the ties among them were severed. Instead of unity in feeling, action and purpose, they set their actual sectarian practice, each rejoicing with his own views