لَقَدِ
ٱبۡتَغَوُاْ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
وَقَلَّبُواْ
لَكَ
ٱلۡأُمُورَ
حَتَّىٰ
جَآءَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَظَهَرَ
أَمۡرُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَهُمۡ
كَٰرِهُونَ
٤٨
They had already sought to spread discord before1 and devised every ˹possible˺ plot against you ˹O Prophet˺, until the truth came and Allah’s Will prevailed—much to their dismay.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
They had already desired dissension before and had upset matters for you1 until the truth came and the ordinance [i.e., victory] of Allāh appeared, while they were averse.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah encourages His Prophet against hypocrites,
لَقَدِ ابْتَغَوُاْ الْفِتْنَةَ مِن قَبْلُ وَقَلَّبُواْ لَكَ الأُمُورَ
(Verily, they had plotted sedition before, and had upset matters for you,) `For a long time,' Allah says, hypocrites thought and plotted against you and your Companions, as well as, f
…Allah encourages His Prophet against hypocrites,
لَقَدِ ابْتَغَوُاْ الْفِتْنَةَ مِن قَبْلُ وَقَلَّبُواْ لَكَ الأُمُورَ
(Verily, they had plotted seditio
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