The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 656
CH. 8 AL-ANFĀL PT. 9 لا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَاَنَّ اللهَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ return. And your party shall be of no avail at all to you, however numerous it be, and know that Allah is with the believers. 1108 R. 3. يَايُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ O ye who believe! obey. 21 وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَأَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُوْنَةٌ "Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear him speak. 1109 1108. Important Words: "3:33; 4:60; 8:47; 24:55. (if you sought a judgement) تستفتحوا Commentary: 1109. Commentary: As God was the source of all is derived from which again is strength and the Prophet was a means derived from which means, he thereof, so the Faithful are here opened or he unlocked. enjoined to obey God and His means, the judge or magistrate judged Messenger. Muslims had by this time between the people. means, he witnessed many signs of God; they asked or sought or demanded victory; had only just witnessed a mighty sign or he asked or sought or demanded in the Battle of Badr. Having judgement (Lane & Aqrab). witnessed so many signs, it was incumbent on them to be obedient to God and His Messenger. Those who had taken part in the Battle of Badr were all true Muslims; there was no hypocrite among them except perhaps one. But in future battles, there were to be hypocrites also; hence there was the greater need for Muslims to be on their guard and to be more careful in the matter of obedience. The fact is that until the Battle of Badr, 'Abdullah bin Ubayy, the arch- hypocrite, and his confederates had been under the delusion that Islam was only a passing show and that the little group of Muslims would soon disappear. The victory at Badr, therefore, came to them as a severe The verse is addressed to the disbelievers who demanded the sign of victory or God's judgement from the Holy Prophet. They said, "If you are a true Messenger of God, why does He not help you and grant you victory?" They are here told that God's judgement in the form of victory has indeed come and that if they now desist from fighting, it will be well for them; but if they return to war, God will show them further signs of victory and they shall be defeated and brought low in spite of their great superiority in numbers and resources, for Allah is with the believers. 1096