لَقَدِ ٱبْتَغَوُا۟ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ مِن قَبْلُ وَقَلَّبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأُمُورَ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَهُمْ كَٰرِهُونَ
Laqadib taghawul fitnata min qablu wa qallaboo lakal umoora hattaa jaaa'al haqqu wa zahara amrul laahi wa hum kaarihoon
They had already desired dissension before and had upset matters for you until the truth came and the ordinance of Allah appeared, while they were averse.
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9:48Ayah 1129
29 ayahs in At-Tawba are strongly about hypocrisy. This is one of them.
← Previous on Hypocrisy9:47Had they gone forth with you, they would not have increased you except in confusion, and they would have been active among you, seeking [to cause] you fitnah.Next on Hypocrisy →9:49And among them is he who says, "Permit me [to remain at home] and do not put me to trial." Unquestionably, into trial they have fallen. And indeed,
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Indeed they sought to stir up sedition against you already before when you first came to Medina and scrutinised your affairs that is they thought long and hard how to plot against you and invalidate your religion until the truth the victorious help came and God’s command His religion prevailed stood mighty they still being averse to it His religion entering it superficially.
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