O jullie die geloven, als een verdorvene met een bericht komt, onderzoekt het dan nauwkeurig, anders treffen jullie uit onwetendheid een volk met een ramp, waarna jullie spijt zouden krijgen van wat jullie deden.
This reading (form V verb) is based on root b-y-n.
فَتَثَبَّتُوا
fa-tathabbatū…fa-tathabbatū
“hold off (to verify)”
This reading is based on root th-b-t.
Uitleg
These readings are complementary in meaning, and the former implies the latter [Makki]. The latter can also be understood to mean virtually the same, i.e. seek facts which are certain [Ibn ‘Ashur].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Uitleg
These readings are complementary in meaning, and the former implies the latter [Makki]. The latter can also be understood to mean virtually the same, i.e. seek facts which are certain [Ibn ‘Ashur].