Had it been invaded from its sides, and they were asked to dissent, they would have done so with little hesitation.
Al-Ahzab 33:14
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وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَقْطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُئِلُوا الْفِتْنَةَ لَآتَوْهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُوا بِهَا إِلَّا يَسِيرًا
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Had it been invaded from its sides, and they were asked to dissent, they would have done so with little hesitation.
If enemies had entered the city from all sides, and they asked them to turn against you, they would have done it right away, without waiting.
If the enemy had entered the city from all sides and asked them to betray their faith, they would have done it without hesitation.
Had it been entered upon them from all its sides and they were asked to turn to treachery, they would have done so, and they would have hesitated only briefly.
Had it been invaded from its sides, and they were asked to dissent, they would have done so with little hesitation.
Had it been invaded from its sides, and they were asked to dissent, they would have done so with little hesitation.
And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah [i.e., disbelief] had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.
And if the enemy had entered from all sides (of the city), and they had been exhorted to Al-Fitnah (i.e. to renegade from Islâm to polytheism), they would surely have committed it and would have hesitated thereupon but little.
If the enemy were to enter the town upon them from all sides, and they were asked to abandon faith, they would have done it and would not have shown hesitation in it except a little.
And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
If the enemy had entered from all sides and they had been exhorted to treachery, they would have committed it, and would have hesitated thereupon but little.
If their town had been stormed, and they had been incited to sedition, they would have rebelled with little hesitation.
If the enemy were to enter the town from various directions, and they were summoned to act treacherously, they would have succumbed to it and would have shown little reluctance in doing so.
Had they been invaded from its flanks and had they been asked to apostatize, they would have done so with only a mild hesitation,
Walaw dukhilat AAalayhim min aqtariha thumma suiloo alfitnata laatawha wama talabbathoo biha illa yaseeran