The Holy Quran 2:11 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ

Translation

When they are told, "Do not cause corruption (mischief) on earth (by preventing people from Islaam and by promoting kufr)," they say, "We are but reformers (peace-makers)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Corruption on earth: in short, the hypocrites spread corruption in several ways. First, they were sunk in the desires of the self and were sluggish in, and averse to, submission and the rulings of the shariah.

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