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Do not regard it an evil to you; nay, it is good for you. Unto every man of them will be paid that which he has earned of the sin; and as for him among them who had the greater part therein, he shall have a grievous chastisement.” “Why did not the believers, men and women, when you heard of it, think well of themselves; and say: ’This is a manifest lie’?” “Why did they not bring four witnesses about it?

But since they have not brought witnesses, they are liars before Allah.” “And had it not been Allah's and grace His mercy on you in the world and the Hereafter, a grievous chastisement would certainly have touched you on account of the discourse which you entered into.” The Adventure of ’Ifk, (a Great Slander): It is understood from all the verses 11-16 that an innocent person was accused of unchaste act at the descending of these verses, and this rumour was spread throughout the society.

When a group of hypocrites, who were apparently Muslim, also wanted to use this event maliciously for causing Islamic society harm and for the sake of their own interest and weakening the common reputation of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), these verses were sent down and so this incident was dealt with in an unprecedented resoluteness. And so the insulting astray-goers and sinister hypocrites were firmly suppressed.

The holy Qur’an, without mentioning the main phenomenon in this verse, says: “Verily those who brought forward the lie are a band of you....” Then it commiserates the believers who were very annoyed by accusing a pure person of such an evil act, by saying: “...