Quran 47:20
Surah Muhammad Ayah 20
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 47:20 says: “Those who believe say, "Why has a sūrah<sup foot_note=197386>1</sup> not been sent down?" But when a precise sūrah is revealed and battle is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them<sup foot_note=197385>2</sup> [would have been]”
Translation source: Saheeh International
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌ ۖ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُّحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلْقِتَالُ ۙ رَأَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ ٱلْمَغْشِىِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ فَأَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ
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What does Quran 47:20 say in English?
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 47:20 says: “Those who believe say, "Why has a sūrah<sup foot_note=197386>1</sup> not been sent down?" But when a precise sūrah is revealed and battle is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them<sup foot_note=197385>2</sup> [would have been]”
Which surah is Quran 47:20 in?
Quran 47:20 is in Surah Muhammad, chapter 47 of the Quran.
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