At-Tawbah 9:56 ويحلفون بالله انهم لمنكم وما هم منكم ولاكنهم قوم يفرقون ٥٦
وَيَحۡلِفُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
إِنَّهُمۡ
لَمِنكُمۡ
وَمَا
هُم
مِّنكُمۡ
وَلَٰكِنَّهُمۡ
قَوۡمٞ
يَفۡرَقُونَ
٥٦
They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they are not of you: yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours).
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Exposing Hypocrites' Fright and Fear
Allah describes to His Prophet the fright, fear, anxiety and nervousness of the hypocrites,
يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِإِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ
(They swear by Allah that they are truly of you), swearing a sure oath,
وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمْ
(while they are not of you), in reality,
و
…Exposing Hypocrites' Fright and Fear
Allah describes to His Prophet the fright, fear, anxiety and nervousness of the hypocrites,
يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِإ
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