DAY 569: Muhammad 20-26

• And the believers say, “If only a sûrah was revealed ˹allowing self-defence˺!” Yet when a precise sûrah is revealed, in which fighting is ˹explicitly˺ mentioned, you see those with sickness in their hearts staring at you like someone in the throes of death. It would have been better for them to obey and speak rightly. Then when fighting was ordained, it surely would have been better for them if they were true to Allah. Now if you ˹hypocrites˺ turn away, perhaps you would then spread corruption throughout the land and sever your ˹ties of˺ kinship! These are the ones who Allah has condemned, deafening them and blinding their eyes. Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts? Indeed, those who relapse ˹into disbelief˺ after ˹true˺ guidance has become clear to them, ˹it is˺ Satan ˹that˺ has tempted them, luring them with false hopes. That is because they said ˹privately˺ to those who ˹also˺ detest what Allah has revealed, “We will obey you in some matters.” But Allah ˹fully˺ knows what they are hiding.   
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  1. The Hypocrites’ Fear When Fighting is Commanded (Verse 20)
  Those who believe say, "Why has a surah [commanding fighting] not been revealed?" But when a decisive surah is revealed and fighting is mentioned, you see those with diseased hearts looking at you with the gaze of one fainting from the fear of death.
  2. Obedience and Honest Speech Would Be Better (Verse 21)
  Obedience and good words would be better for them; once the matter is resolved, being true to God would be best.
  3. The Warning Against Spreading Corruption on Earth (Verses 22–23)
  If you turn away, would you then cause corruption on earth and sever your family ties? Such are those God has cursed, making them deaf and blind.
  4. The Call to Reflect on the Quran (Verse 24)
  Do they not ponder the Quran deeply, or are there locks upon their hearts?
  5. Apostasy After Clarity Is from Satan’s Deception (Verses 25–26)
  Those who turn back after guidance has become clear to them—Satan has enticed them and extended false hope to them. This is because they said to those who hate God's revelation, "We will obey you in part of the matter," but God knows their secrets.
    
  The hypocrite's cowardice in the face of sacrifice, their corruption on earth, and their ultimate apostasy are all rooted in a deliberate refusal to sincerely reflect on the Quran, as their locked hearts secretly align with God's enemies under Satan's deception.
      
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