Surah At-Tawbah (9:101)

وَمِمَّنۡ حَوۡلَــكُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاَعۡرَابِ مُنٰفِقُوۡنَ ۛؕ وَمِنۡ اَهۡلِ الۡمَدِيۡنَةِ ۛمَرَدُوۡا عَلَى النِّفَاقِلَا تَعۡلَمُهُمۡ ؕ نَحۡنُ نَـعۡلَمُهُمۡ ؕ سَنُعَذِّبُهُمۡ مَّرَّتَيۡنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّوۡنَ اِلٰى عَذَابٍ عَظِيۡمٍ ۚ‏ ۝

Wamimman hawlakum mina al-aAArabimunafiqoona wamin ahli almadeenati maradoo AAala annifaqila taAAlamuhum nahnu naAAlamuhum sanuAAaththibuhummarratayni thumma yuraddoona ila AAathabin AAatheem

And among those around you of the bedouins are hypocrites, and also from the people of Madīnah. They have persisted in hypocrisy. You, O Muḥammad, do not know them, but We know them. We will punish them twice in this world; then they will be returned to a great punishment.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **At-Tawbah**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "And among those around you of the bedouins are hypocrites, and also from the people of Madīnah. They have persisted in hypocrisy. You, O Muḥammad, do not know them, but We know them. We will punish them twice in this world; then they will be returned to a great punishment.".