وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَتۡ سُورَةٞۖ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتۡ سُورَةٞ مُّحۡكَمَةٞ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلۡقِتَالُ رَأَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيۡكَ نَظَرَ ٱلۡمَغۡشِيِّ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ فَأَوۡلَىٰ لَهُمۡ
(47:20) The believers used to say: “Why is a surah (that would ordain fighting)
not revealed?” But when a definitive surah was revealed wherein fighting was
mentioned, you saw that those in whose hearts there was a sickness looked at
you as though they were about to faint at the approach of death.2
Pity on them!
not revealed?” But when a definitive surah was revealed wherein fighting was
mentioned, you saw that those in whose hearts there was a sickness looked at
you as though they were about to faint at the approach of death.2
Pity on them!
طَاعَةٞ وَقَوۡلٞ مَّعۡرُوفٞۚ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ فَلَوۡ صَدَقُواْ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡ
(47:21) (They keep affirming their) obedience and saying good words. But
when a course of action was clearly determined, it would have been better for
them if they had proved true to Allah.
when a course of action was clearly determined, it would have been better for
them if they had proved true to Allah.
فَهَلۡ عَسَيۡتُمۡ إِن تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ أَن تُفۡسِدُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوٓاْ أَرۡحَامَكُمۡ
(47:22) Now, if you were to turn away,3 what else can be expected
but that you will work corruption in the land and fly at each other's throats?4
but that you will work corruption in the land and fly at each other's throats?4
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمۡ وَأَعۡمَىٰٓ أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡ
(47:23) It is these upon whom Allah has laid His curse: so He made them deaf
and deprived them of their sight.
and deprived them of their sight.