then after inflicting this grief he sent down an inner peace upon you a sleep which overtook some of you. those who were concerned merely about themselves entertaining false notions about allah the notions of the age of ignorance asked have we any say in the matter? tell them truly all power of decision rests solely with allah. indeed they conceal in their hearts what they would not reveal to you saying if we had any power of decision we would not have been slain here. say even if you had been in your houses those for whom slaying had been appointed would have gone forth to the places where they were to be slain. and all this happened so that allah might test your secret thoughts and purge your hearts of all impurities. allah knows well what is in the breasts of men.
ثم أنزل عليكم من بعد الغم أمنة نعاسا يغشى طائفة منكم وطائفة قد أهمتهم أنفسهم يظنون بالله غير الحق ظن الجاهلية يقولون هل لنا من الأمر من شيء قل إن الأمر كله لله يخفون في أنفسهم ما لا يبدون لك يقولون لو كان لنا من الأمر شيء ما قتلنا هاهنا قل لو كنتم في بيوتكم لبرز الذين كتب عليهم القتل إلى مضاجعهم وليبتلي الله ما في صدوركم وليمحص ما في قلوبكم والله عليم بذات الصدور