وَلَوۡ

أَنَّا

كَتَبۡنَا

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

أَنِ

ٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ

أَنفُسَكُمۡ

أَوِ

ٱخۡرُجُواْ

مِن

دِيَٰرِكُم

مَّا

فَعَلُوهُ

إِلَّا

قَلِيلٞ

مِّنۡهُمۡۖ

وَلَوۡ

أَنَّهُمۡ

فَعَلُواْ

مَا

يُوعَظُونَ

بِهِۦ

لَكَانَ

خَيۡرٗا

لَّهُمۡ

وَأَشَدَّ

تَثۡبِيتٗا

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If We had commanded them to sacrifice themselves or abandon their homes, none would have obeyed except for a few. Had they done what they were advised to do,¹ it would have certainly been far better for them and more reassuring,