The Holy Quran 27:48 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

وَكَانَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

Translation

There were nine persons in the town (as in Makkah much later) who spread (much) corruption (trouble, evil, robbery) in the land and never made amends (for their wrongs).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The nine (9) corrupters: these nine persons were perhaps the chiefs of nine groups whose only business was spreading corruption and mischief in the land. Their steps never moved towards reform and betterment. In Makkah too there were nine chiefs of the disbelievers who were constantly striving to uproot Islam and in enmity towards the Prophet ﷺ.

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