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سُورَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ مَدَنِيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٣٨

Surah Muhammad Verse 20

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Verses 20–24

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Muhammad 20

وَيَقُولُ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌۚ فَاِذَٓا اُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ ف۪يهَا الْقِتَالُۙ رَاَيْتَ الَّذ۪ينَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ يَنْظُرُونَ اِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ الْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِۜ فَاَوْلٰى لَهُمْۚ ۝٢٠

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

20Veyeḳûlü-lleẕîne âmenû levlâ nüzzilet sûratün. feiẕâ ünzilet sûratüm muḥkemetüv veẕükira fîhe-lḳitâlü raeyte-lleẕîne fî ḳulûbihim meraḍuy yenżurûne ileyke neżara-lmagşiyyi ʿaleyhi mine-lmevt. feevlâ lehüm.

English Translation

English Translation

20Those who believe say: —If only a surah permitting war against the disbelievers had been sent down. But if a decisive surah containing fighting were sent down, you would see those in whose hearts there is sickness looking at you, faint with fear, like one on his deathbed. Yet what would befit them in such a situation is

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.