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wa-la-qad bawwaʾnā banī ʾisrāʾīla mubawwaʾa ṣidqin wa-razaqnāhum mina ṭ-ṭayyibāti fa-mā khtalafū ḥattā jāʾahumu l-ʿilmu ʾinna rabbaka yaqḍī baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fī-mā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūna
Certainly We settled the Children of Israel in a worthy settlement and We provided them with all the good things, and they did not differ until [after] the knowledge had come to them. Your Lord will indeed judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that about which they used to differ.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Yunus – Verse 93
93. “And certainly We lodged the Children of Israel a goodly lodging, and provided them with good things, so they did not differ but after the knowledge came to them, Verily your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment concerning that in which they used to differ.”
The ultimate victory of the Children of Israel and their eventual return to the Holy Land after their liberation from the men of Pharaoh, are explained in this verse as follows:
“And certainly We lodged the Children of Israel a goodly lodging...”
The objective meaning of the phrase /mubawwa’a sidqin/ (a goodly lodging) can be considered as alluding to the land of Egypt or the lands of Syria and Palestine. Then the Qur’an adds that Allah provided them with the good things to eat but they did not appreciate the real value of this blessing. Contrarily, they sowed the seeds of discord and quarreled with each other, and this they did not until the knowledge was made available to them. The verse says:
“…and provided them with good things, so they did not differ but after the knowledge came to them...”
Eventually, Allah will arbitrate among them as to what they disagreed upon on the Day of Resurrection. If they do not experience the punishment for their discord today, they will experience it in the future. The verse continues saying:
“…Verily your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment concerning that in which they used to differ.”