وَإِذَا
جَآءَهُمۡ
أَمۡرٞ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡأَمۡنِ
أَوِ
ٱلۡخَوۡفِ
أَذَاعُواْ
بِهِۦۖ
وَلَوۡ
رَدُّوهُ
إِلَى
ٱلرَّسُولِ
وَإِلَىٰٓ
أُوْلِي
ٱلۡأَمۡرِ
مِنۡهُمۡ
لَعَلِمَهُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ
مِنۡهُمۡۗ
وَلَوۡلَا
فَضۡلُ
ٱللَّهِ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ
لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
٨٣
And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noise it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have known it. If it had not been for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would have followed Satan, save a few (of you).
— M. Pickthall
And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.
— Saheeh International
When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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The Qur'an is True
Allah commands them to contemplate about the Qur'an and forbids them from ignoring it, or ignoring its wise meanings and eloquent words. Allah states that there are no inconsistencies, contradictions, conflicting statements or discrepancies in the Qur'an, because it is a revelation
…The Qur'an is True
Allah commands them to contemplate about the Qur'an and forbids them from ignoring it, or ignoring its wise meanings and eloquent wo
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