Its meaning: that He—the Almighty—sends no messenger or prophet except that when he {desired}—meaning, he recited {[And] Satan threw [something] into his desire (umniuyyatihi)} meaning: his recitation [contained] that which is not of the Quran which God Almighty approves. And He—Glory be to Him—{abrogates}, meaning nullifies, {that which Satan throws} upon the tongue of the Messenger of speech consisting of deception and cunning. {Then Allah establishes His verses}, meaning He makes them firm. {That He may make what Satan throws a trial}, meaning a tribulation (mihna), {for those within whose hearts is disease}, meaning doubt and hypocrisy, {and those whose hearts are hardened}, meaning the polytheists [who are hardened] against accepting the Truth. {And indeed, the wrongdoers}, meaning the disbelievers, {are in extreme dissension}, meaning a long-standing disagreement with the Prophet (PBUH) and the believers, occurring because there had flowed upon his tongue a mention of their gods in a way that pleased them, then he nullified that. {And so those who were given knowledge}, meaning the Inward (Al-Batin), {may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts may be humbled}, meaning become tranquil, {to Him}.

{Doubt (mirya)}, meaning uncertainty; those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt regarding the Quran because of what Satan threw upon the tongue of the Prophet (PBUH) and was then nullified, {until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly}. This is the interpretation of the People of the Outward (Ahl al-Zahir) from the book Al-Jalalayn, let alone