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wa-lā takūnū ka-lladhīna kharajū min diyārihim baṭaran wa-riʾāʾa n-nāsi wa-yaṣuddūna ʿan sabīli llāhi wa-llāhu bi-mā yaʿmalūna muḥīṭun
Do not be like those who left their homes vainly and to show off to the people, and to bar [other people] from the way of Allah, and Allah comprehends what they do.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Anfal – Verse 47
47 . “And do not be like those who got out from their homes boastfully and to show off to men and barring from Allah's way, and verily Allah encompasses what they do.”
The verse addresses the believers, telling them not to be like the Quraysh who made up a group of mischievous drunkard persons to go out in order to protect their caravan. Intending ostentation and prohibiting others from the religion of Allah, i.e. Islam, they started from Mecca toward the land of Badr. Their hypocritical act was that they wanted to pretend that they did not count Muslims so considerable and important that they would be fearful of them. But they should know that Allah is aware of their deeds and none of their acts is concealed to Him, the One Who gives them the retribution of their hypocritical deeds.
The verse says: