The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
al-Aḥzāb (The Confederates)
ٱلْأَحْزَاب
33:13
wa-ʾidh qālat ṭāʾifatun minhum yā-ʾahla yathriba lā muqāma lakum fa-rjiʿū wa-yastaʾdhinu farīqun minhumu n-nabiyya yaqūlūna ʾinna buyūtanā ʿawratun wa-mā hiya bi-ʿawratin ʾin yurīdūna ʾillā firāran
And when a group of them said, ‘O people of Yathrib! [This is] not a place for you, so go back!’ A group of them sought the Prophet’s permission [to leave the scene of battle], saying, ‘Our homes lie exposed [to the enemy],’ although they were not exposed. They only sought to flee.