only after receiving the knowledge did people divide themselves into different groups because of rebellion among themselves. had it not been for your lords giving them respite for an appointed time he would certainly have settled their differences once and for all. those who inherited the book from their quarrelsome predecessors also have doubts and suspicions about it.
وما تفرقوا إلا من بعد ما جاءهم العلم بغيا بينهم ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك إلى أجل مسمى لقضي بينهم وإن الذين أورثوا الكتاب من بعدهم لفي شك منه مريب