The Guiding Light — Page 400
S u rah an-Na s r, Chapter 110 400 ô x Î m 7 | ¡ s ù Ï ‰ ô ϑ p t ¿ 2 y 7 Î n / u ‘ ç ν ö Ï ø ó t G ó ™ $ # u ρ 4 … ç μ ‾ Ρ Î ) t β % Ÿ 2 $ R /# § θ s ? ∩∪ [110:4] Glorify thy Lord, with His praise, and seek forgiveness of Him. Surely He is Oft-Returning with compassion. Commentary The Holy Prophet sa is here enjoined that since God’s promise has been fulfilled and large masses of people have begun to enter the fold of Islam, he should give thanks to his Lord for fulfilling His promise about victory, sing His praises and seek His protection and forgiveness. The expression اﺳﺘﻐﻔﺮہ ( istaghfirho ) has a very wide significance. The Holy Prophet sa is here told that since victory has come to him and Islam has become predominant in the land and his erstwhile enemies have become his devoted servants, he should ask God to forgive them the grave wrongs they had done to him in the past. This seems to be the meaning and significance of the injunction to the Holy Prophet sa to seek God’s forgiveness. Or the Holy Prophet sa might have been enjoined to ask God’s protection against weaknesses and shortcomings that