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Al-Munafiqun 63:8

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يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَآ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ ٱلْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا ٱلْأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

They say, "If we return to al-Madīnah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allāh belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

يقول هؤلاء المنافقون: لئن عُدْنا إلى «المدينة» ليخرجنَّ فريقنا الأعزُّ منها فريق المؤمنين الأذل، ولله تعالى العزة ولرسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وللمؤمنين بالله ورسوله لا لغيرهم، ولكن المنافقين لا يعلمون ذلك؛ لفرط جهلهم.

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