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law kharajū fīkum mā zādūkum ʾillā khabālan wa-la-ʾawḍaʿū khilālakum yabghūnakumu l-fitnata wa-fīkum sammāʿūna lahum wa-llāhu ʿalīmun bi-ẓ-ẓālimīna
Had they gone forth with you, they would have only added to your troubles, and they would have surely spread rumours in your midst, seeking to cause sedition among you. They have some spies among you, and Allah knows best the wrongdoers.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah At-Tawbah – Verse 47
47 . “Had they gone forth among you, they would not have increased to you aught save corruption, and they would have certainly hurried about (to and fro) amidst you, seeking to stir up sedition between you; and some of you would listen to them; and Allah is All-Knowing of the unjust.”
In this holy verse, the Qur’ān explains that if they came out with you and took part in the Holy Struggle they would be a boaring for you and they would do naught but corruption and sedition. They might penetrate inside your rows and substitute themselves deceitfully amongst you being busy with disturbances; and there are some persons among you who follow them and hearken to their seditious statements. Therefore, if they had come they would have created sedition and disturbance in the groups of the Muslims. The holy verse says:
By means of their evil speeches, they would pervert the weak Muslims from the straight path and would create a gap and separation in the troops of Islam, so that the troops’ spirit could be weakened. Then, the verse continues saying that Allah is aware of the unjust; i.e. He knows all their plots. The verse says: