An-Nisaa (The Women)

Verse 138

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    138. "Announce to the hypocrites that they shall have a painful chastisement."

    When the Qur'anic word / bisarat / 'glad tidings' is used for punishment, it is either as a mockery due to their baseless vain thoughts, or for the sake that the Arabic term / bisarat / which is originally derived from the Arabic word / busr / in the sense of 'face', has a vast meaning. It concludes any news that affects on the face and usually makes it happy or sad.

    The verse says:

    "Announce to the hypocrites that they shall have a painful chastisement."