The Holy Quran 33:12 — Surah Al-Ahzab

Arabic text

وَإِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِلَّا غُرُورًا

Translation

When the hypocrites and those with a disease (doubts) in their hearts said, "Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ have made only deceptive promises (that Islaam is going to spread) to us (they promise victory when all we can see is imminent defeat)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The mockery of the hypocrites: some hypocrites began to say: “The respected Prophet ﷺ used to say, ‘My religion will spread in the east and the west, and the palaces of Persia, Rum (Byzantium) and Sana'a have been given to me,’ yet here the Muslims cannot even go out to relieve themselves. Where are those promises?

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