At-Tawba (The Repentance)

47. “Had they gone forth among you, they would not have increased to you anything except corruption, and they would have certainly hurried about (to and fro) amidst you, seeking to stir up sedition between you; and some of you would listen to them; and Allah is All-Knowing of the unjust.”

In this holy verse, the Qur’ān explains that if they came out with you and took part in the Holy Struggle they would be a boaring for you and they would do naught but corruption and sedition.

They might penetrate inside your rows and substitute themselves deceitfully amongst you being busy with disturbances; and there are some persons among you who follow them and hearken to their seditious statements.

Therefore, if they had come they would have created sedition and disturbance in the groups of the Muslims. The holy verse says:

“Had they gone forth among you, they would not have increased to you anything except corruption, and they would have certainly hurried about (to and fro) amidst you, seeking to stir up sedition between you; and some of you would listen to them...”

By means of their evil speeches, they would pervert the weak Muslims from the straight path and would create a gap and separation in the troops of Islam, so that the troops’ spirit could be weakened. Then, the verse continues saying that Allah is aware of the unjust; i.e. He knows all their plots. The verse says:

“…and Allah is All-Knowing of the unjust.”